Africa vs OECD: Grassland — Burned Area
Africa
79.69 million ha
in 2024
OECD
21.84 million ha
in 2024
Africa rank
3rd
OECD rank
1st
Grassland — Burned Area over time
- Africa
- OECD
How they compare
Africa currently reports 79.69 million ha against 21.84 million ha in OECD, a difference of 57.85 million ha.
That makes Africa's figure about 3.6 times OECD's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Africa ahead.
Africa ranks 3rd and OECD ranks 1st of 31 groups.
Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | OECD | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.66 million ha | 15.29 million ha | 38.37 million ha | Africa |
| 2000s | 87.61 million ha | 25.42 million ha | 62.18 million ha | Africa |
| 2010s | 83.16 million ha | 21.45 million ha | 61.72 million ha | Africa |
| 2020s | 78.71 million ha | 17.88 million ha | 60.83 million ha | Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher grassland — burned area, Africa or OECD?
- Africa, at 79.69 million ha against 21.84 million ha in OECD as of 2024.
- What is the difference in grassland — burned area between Africa and OECD?
- 57.85 million ha, with Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and OECD?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Africa and OECD rank globally for grassland — burned area?
- Africa ranks 3rd and OECD ranks 1st of 31 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Grassland — 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.