Caribbean vs Southern Europe: Forest fires — Burned Area
Caribbean
13,704 ha
in 2024
Southern Europe
37,330 ha
in 2024
Caribbean rank
24th
Southern Europe rank
23rd
Forest fires — Burned Area over time
- Caribbean
- Southern Europe
How they compare
Southern Europe currently reports 37,330 ha against 13,704 ha in Caribbean, a difference of 23,626 ha.
That makes Southern Europe's figure about 2.7 times Caribbean's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Southern Europe ahead.
Caribbean ranks 24th and Southern Europe ranks 23rd of 31 countries.
Southern Europe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Caribbean | Southern Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16,341 ha | 43,604 ha | 27,263 ha | Southern Europe |
| 2000s | 15,367 ha | 38,910 ha | 23,543 ha | Southern Europe |
| 2010s | 13,668 ha | 28,150 ha | 14,481 ha | Southern Europe |
| 2020s | 16,713 ha | 47,465 ha | 30,752 ha | Southern Europe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, Caribbean or Southern Europe?
- Southern Europe, at 37,330 ha against 13,704 ha in Caribbean as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area between Caribbean and Southern Europe?
- 23,626 ha, with Southern Europe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean and Southern Europe?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Caribbean and Southern Europe rank globally for forest fires — burned area?
- Caribbean ranks 24th and Southern Europe ranks 23rd 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.