Democratic People's Republic of Korea vs India: Forest fires — Burned Area

Democratic People's Republic of Korea
10,553 ha
in 2024
India
523,649 ha
in 2024
Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank
11th
India rank
11th

Forest fires — Burned Area over time

  • Democratic People's Republic of Korea
  • India
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M199020072024

How they compare

India currently reports 523,649 ha against 10,553 ha in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, a difference of 513,096 ha.

That makes India's figure about 49.6 times Democratic People's Republic of Korea's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 11th and India ranks 11th of 22 countries.

India has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic People's Republic of Korea India Difference Ahead
1990s 16,533 ha 485,055 ha 468,523 ha India
2000s 18,927 ha 602,353 ha 583,426 ha India
2010s 15,330 ha 988,515 ha 973,185 ha India
2020s 2,502 ha 781,081 ha 778,580 ha India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest fires — burned area, Democratic People's Republic of Korea or India?
India, at 523,649 ha against 10,553 ha in Democratic People's Republic of Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest fires — burned area between Democratic People's Republic of Korea and India?
513,096 ha, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic People's Republic of Korea and India?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Democratic People's Republic of Korea and India rank globally for forest fires — burned area?
Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 11th and India ranks 11th of 22 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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Indicator
Forest fires — Burned Area
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
272 places, 9,294 data points, 1990–2024
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