Nepal vs Northern America: Forest fires — Burned Area
Nepal
363,091 ha
in 2024
Northern America
1.03 million ha
in 2024
Nepal rank
13th
Northern America rank
12th
Forest fires — Burned Area over time
- Nepal
- Northern America
How they compare
Northern America currently reports 1.03 million ha against 363,091 ha in Nepal, a difference of 669,159 ha.
That makes Northern America's figure about 2.8 times Nepal's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Northern America has been ahead every year.
Nepal ranks 13th and Northern America ranks 12th of 219 countries.
Northern America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Northern America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 87,335 ha | 835,760 ha | 748,424 ha | Northern America |
| 2000s | 85,818 ha | 392,943 ha | 307,125 ha | Northern America |
| 2010s | 170,267 ha | 600,264 ha | 429,996 ha | Northern America |
| 2020s | 184,685 ha | 1.34 million ha | 1.15 million ha | Northern America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, Nepal or Northern America?
- Northern America, at 1.03 million ha against 363,091 ha in Nepal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area between Nepal and Northern America?
- 669,159 ha, with Northern America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Northern America?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Nepal and Northern America rank globally for forest fires — burned area?
- Nepal ranks 13th 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.