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
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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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.