Eastern Africa vs OECD: Forest fires — Burned Area
Eastern Africa
6.22 million ha
in 2024
OECD
1.77 million ha
in 2024
Eastern Africa rank
9th
OECD rank
6th
Forest fires — Burned Area over time
- Eastern Africa
- OECD
How they compare
Eastern Africa currently reports 6.22 million ha against 1.77 million ha in OECD, a difference of 4.46 million ha.
That makes Eastern Africa's figure about 3.5 times OECD's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Eastern Africa ahead.
Eastern Africa ranks 9th and OECD ranks 6th of 31 groups.
Eastern Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eastern Africa | OECD | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.88 million ha | 1.88 million ha | 3.00 million ha | Eastern Africa |
| 2000s | 7.20 million ha | 1.27 million ha | 5.94 million ha | Eastern Africa |
| 2010s | 10.12 million ha | 1.53 million ha | 8.59 million ha | Eastern Africa |
| 2020s | 7.13 million ha | 2.27 million ha | 4.86 million ha | Eastern Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, Eastern Africa or OECD?
- Eastern Africa, at 6.22 million ha against 1.77 million ha in OECD as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area between Eastern Africa and OECD?
- 4.46 million ha, with Eastern Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Africa and OECD?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Eastern Africa and OECD rank globally for forest fires — burned area?
- Eastern Africa ranks 9th and OECD ranks 6th of 31 groups.
- 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.