El Salvador vs French Guiana: Forest fires — Burned Area
El Salvador
278.01 ha
in 2024
French Guiana
256.46 ha
in 2024
El Salvador rank
83rd
French Guiana rank
85th
Forest fires — Burned Area over time
- El Salvador
- French Guiana
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 278.01 ha against 256.46 ha in French Guiana, a difference of 21.55 ha.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times French Guiana's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 83rd and French Guiana ranks 85th of 219 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | French Guiana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 674.61 ha | 364.82 ha | 309.79 ha | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 286.08 ha | 225.37 ha | 60.71 ha | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 2,181 ha | 115.41 ha | 2,066 ha | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 479.04 ha | 119.68 ha | 359.35 ha | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, El Salvador or French Guiana?
- El Salvador, at 278.01 ha against 256.46 ha in French Guiana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area between El Salvador and French Guiana?
- 21.55 ha, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and French Guiana?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and French Guiana rank globally for forest fires — burned area?
- El Salvador ranks 83rd and French Guiana ranks 85th of 219 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.