India vs Viet Nam: Forest fires — Burned Area
India
523,649 ha
in 2024
Viet Nam
77,644 ha
in 2024
India rank
11th
Viet Nam rank
10th
Forest fires — Burned Area over time
- India
- Viet Nam
How they compare
India currently reports 523,649 ha against 77,644 ha in Viet Nam, a difference of 446,005 ha.
That makes India's figure about 6.7 times Viet Nam's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was India ahead.
India ranks 11th and Viet Nam ranks 10th of 219 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 485,055 ha | 95,042 ha | 390,013 ha | India |
| 2000s | 602,353 ha | 147,037 ha | 455,316 ha | India |
| 2010s | 988,515 ha | 105,343 ha | 883,173 ha | India |
| 2020s | 781,081 ha | 77,095 ha | 703,987 ha | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, India or Viet Nam?
- India, at 523,649 ha against 77,644 ha in Viet Nam as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area between India and Viet Nam?
- 446,005 ha, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Viet Nam?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do India and Viet Nam rank globally for forest fires — burned area?
- India ranks 11th and Viet Nam ranks 10th 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.