Caribbean vs China: Forest fires — Burned Area
Caribbean
13,704 ha
in 2024
China
85,701 ha
in 2024
Caribbean rank
24th
China rank
27th
Forest fires — Burned Area over time
- Caribbean
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 85,701 ha against 13,704 ha in Caribbean, a difference of 71,997 ha.
That makes China's figure about 6.3 times Caribbean's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
Caribbean ranks 24th and China ranks 27th of 31 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Caribbean | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16,341 ha | 128,289 ha | 111,949 ha | China |
| 2000s | 15,367 ha | 143,115 ha | 127,749 ha | China |
| 2010s | 13,668 ha | 91,616 ha | 77,947 ha | China |
| 2020s | 16,713 ha | 84,145 ha | 67,432 ha | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, Caribbean or China?
- China, at 85,701 ha against 13,704 ha in Caribbean as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area between Caribbean and China?
- 71,997 ha, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean and China?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Caribbean and China rank globally for forest fires — burned area?
- Caribbean ranks 24th and China ranks 27th of 31 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest fires — Burned Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.