Democratic People's Republic of Korea vs Northern America: Forest fires — Burned Area
Forest fires — Burned Area over time
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea
- Northern America
How they compare
Northern America currently reports 1.03 million ha against 10,553 ha in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, a difference of 1.02 million ha.
That makes Northern America's figure about 97.8 times Democratic People's Republic of Korea's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Northern America has been ahead every year.
Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 11th and Northern America ranks 12th of 22 countries.
Northern America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | Northern America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16,533 ha | 835,760 ha | 819,227 ha | Northern America |
| 2000s | 18,927 ha | 392,943 ha | 374,016 ha | Northern America |
| 2010s | 15,330 ha | 600,264 ha | 584,934 ha | Northern America |
| 2020s | 2,502 ha | 1.34 million ha | 1.34 million ha | Northern America |
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 Northern America?
- Northern America, at 1.03 million 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 Northern America?
- 1.02 million ha, with Northern America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Northern America?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Northern America rank globally for forest fires — burned area?
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 11th and Northern America ranks 12th 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.