Nicaragua vs Western Europe: Forest fires — Burned Area
Nicaragua
61,142 ha
in 2023
Western Europe
796.38 ha
in 2024
Nicaragua rank
31st
Western Europe rank
28th
Forest fires — Burned Area over time
- Nicaragua
- Western Europe
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 61,142 ha against 796.38 ha in Western Europe, a difference of 60,346 ha.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 76.8 times Western Europe's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 31st and Western Europe ranks 28th of 219 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Western Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20,329 ha | 3,282 ha | 17,047 ha | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 11,835 ha | 4,315 ha | 7,520 ha | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 13,644 ha | 4,355 ha | 9,289 ha | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 25,032 ha | 6,378 ha | 18,654 ha | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, Nicaragua or Western Europe?
- Nicaragua, at 61,142 ha against 796.38 ha in Western Europe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area between Nicaragua and Western Europe?
- 60,346 ha, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Western Europe?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Nicaragua and Western Europe rank globally for forest fires — burned area?
- Nicaragua ranks 31st and Western Europe ranks 28th 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.