India vs Northern America: Forest fires — Burned Area
India
523,649 ha
in 2024
Northern America
1.03 million ha
in 2024
India rank
11th
Northern America rank
12th
Forest fires — Burned Area over time
- India
- Northern America
How they compare
Northern America currently reports 1.03 million ha against 523,649 ha in India, a difference of 508,601 ha.
That makes Northern America's figure about 2.0 times India's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Northern America ahead.
India ranks 11th and Northern America ranks 12th of 219 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, India averaged higher in 2 and Northern America in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Northern America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 485,055 ha | 835,760 ha | 350,704 ha | Northern America |
| 2000s | 602,353 ha | 392,943 ha | 209,410 ha | India |
| 2010s | 988,515 ha | 600,264 ha | 388,252 ha | India |
| 2020s | 781,081 ha | 1.34 million ha | 557,588 ha | Northern America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, India or Northern America?
- Northern America, at 1.03 million ha against 523,649 ha in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area between India and Northern America?
- 508,601 ha, with Northern America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Northern America?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do India and Northern America rank globally for forest fires — burned area?
- India ranks 11th and Northern America ranks 12th 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.