Democratic People's Republic of Korea vs Small island developing States (SIDS): Forest fires — Burned Area
Forest fires — Burned Area over time
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea
- Small island developing States (SIDS)
How they compare
Small island developing States (SIDS) currently reports 132,919 ha against 10,553 ha in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, a difference of 122,366 ha.
That makes Small island developing States (SIDS)'s figure about 12.6 times Democratic People's Republic of Korea's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Small island developing States (SIDS) has been ahead every year.
Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 11th and Small island developing States (SIDS) ranks 9th of 22 countries.
Small island developing States (SIDS) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | Small island developing States (SIDS) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16,533 ha | 237,092 ha | 220,559 ha | Small island developing States (SIDS) |
| 2000s | 18,927 ha | 108,539 ha | 89,612 ha | Small island developing States (SIDS) |
| 2010s | 15,330 ha | 112,419 ha | 97,089 ha | Small island developing States (SIDS) |
| 2020s | 2,502 ha | 78,011 ha | 75,509 ha | Small island developing States (SIDS) |
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 Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- Small island developing States (SIDS), at 132,919 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 Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- 122,366 ha, with Small island developing States (SIDS) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Small island developing States (SIDS) rank globally for forest fires — burned area?
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 11th and Small island developing States (SIDS) ranks 9th 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.