Colombia vs Indonesia: Forest fires — Burned Area
Colombia
27,782 ha
in 2024
Indonesia
27,697 ha
in 2024
Colombia rank
38th
Indonesia rank
39th
Forest fires — Burned Area over time
- Colombia
- Indonesia
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 27,782 ha against 27,697 ha in Indonesia, a difference of 85 ha.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Indonesia ahead.
Colombia ranks 38th and Indonesia ranks 39th of 219 countries.
Indonesia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44,305 ha | 960,045 ha | 915,740 ha | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 54,995 ha | 268,871 ha | 213,876 ha | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 47,507 ha | 229,424 ha | 181,917 ha | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 50,808 ha | 53,954 ha | 3,146 ha | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, Colombia or Indonesia?
- Colombia, at 27,782 ha against 27,697 ha in Indonesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area between Colombia and Indonesia?
- 85 ha, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Indonesia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Indonesia rank globally for forest fires — burned area?
- Colombia ranks 38th and Indonesia ranks 39th of 219 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.