India vs Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of): Forest fires — Burned Area
India
523,649 ha
in 2024
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
316,286 ha
in 2024
India rank
11th
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) rank
8th
Forest fires — Burned Area over time
- India
- Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
How they compare
India currently reports 523,649 ha against 316,286 ha in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), a difference of 207,363 ha.
That makes India's figure about 1.7 times Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)'s.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was India ahead.
India ranks 11th and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) ranks 8th of 219 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 485,055 ha | 97,882 ha | 387,174 ha | India |
| 2000s | 602,353 ha | 72,411 ha | 529,942 ha | India |
| 2010s | 988,515 ha | 61,210 ha | 927,306 ha | India |
| 2020s | 781,081 ha | 103,492 ha | 677,589 ha | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, India or Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)?
- India, at 523,649 ha against 316,286 ha in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area between India and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)?
- 207,363 ha, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do India and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) rank globally for forest fires — burned area?
- India ranks 11th and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) ranks 8th 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.