Democratic People's Republic of Korea vs Thailand: Forest fires — Burned Area
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
10,553 ha
in 2024
Thailand
362,523 ha
in 2024
Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank
11th
Thailand rank
14th
Forest fires — Burned Area over time
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 362,523 ha against 10,553 ha in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, a difference of 351,970 ha.
That makes Thailand's figure about 34.4 times Democratic People's Republic of Korea's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Thailand has been ahead every year.
Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 11th and Thailand ranks 14th of 22 countries.
Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16,533 ha | 300,319 ha | 283,786 ha | Thailand |
| 2000s | 18,927 ha | 359,576 ha | 340,649 ha | Thailand |
| 2010s | 15,330 ha | 428,846 ha | 413,516 ha | Thailand |
| 2020s | 2,502 ha | 431,588 ha | 429,086 ha | Thailand |
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 Thailand?
- Thailand, at 362,523 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 Thailand?
- 351,970 ha, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Thailand?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Thailand rank globally for forest fires — burned area?
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 11th and Thailand ranks 14th 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.