Americas vs Sudan: Grassland — Burned Area
Americas
14.33 million ha
in 2024
Sudan
5.10 million ha
in 2024
Americas rank
11th
Sudan rank
9th
Grassland — Burned Area over time
- Americas
- Sudan
How they compare
Americas currently reports 14.33 million ha against 5.10 million ha in Sudan, a difference of 9.23 million ha.
That makes Americas's figure about 2.8 times Sudan's.
Across all 13 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 11th and Sudan ranks 9th of 31 groups.
Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.48 million ha | 5.05 million ha | 5.43 million ha | Americas |
| 2020s | 11.84 million ha | 4.98 million ha | 6.85 million ha | Americas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher grassland — burned area, Americas or Sudan?
- Americas, at 14.33 million ha against 5.10 million ha in Sudan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in grassland — burned area between Americas and Sudan?
- 9.23 million ha, with Americas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Sudan?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2024.
- How do Americas and Sudan rank globally for grassland — burned area?
- Americas ranks 11th and Sudan ranks 9th 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.