India vs Thailand: Forest fires — Burned Area
India
523,649 ha
in 2024
Thailand
362,523 ha
in 2024
India rank
11th
Thailand rank
14th
Forest fires — Burned Area over time
- India
- Thailand
How they compare
India currently reports 523,649 ha against 362,523 ha in Thailand, a difference of 161,126 ha.
That makes India's figure about 1.4 times Thailand's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was India ahead.
India ranks 11th and Thailand ranks 14th of 219 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 485,055 ha | 300,319 ha | 184,736 ha | India |
| 2000s | 602,353 ha | 359,576 ha | 242,777 ha | India |
| 2010s | 988,515 ha | 428,846 ha | 559,670 ha | India |
| 2020s | 781,081 ha | 431,588 ha | 349,494 ha | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, India or Thailand?
- India, at 523,649 ha against 362,523 ha in Thailand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area between India and Thailand?
- 161,126 ha, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Thailand?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do India and Thailand rank globally for forest fires — burned area?
- India ranks 11th and Thailand ranks 14th 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.
Individual pages
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.