Asia vs Mali: Grassland — Burned Area
Asia
2.20 million ha
in 2024
Mali
6.42 million ha
in 2024
Asia rank
5th
Mali rank
8th
Grassland — Burned Area over time
- Asia
- Mali
How they compare
Mali currently reports 6.42 million ha against 2.20 million ha in Asia, a difference of 4.22 million ha.
That makes Mali's figure about 2.9 times Asia's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mali ahead.
Asia ranks 5th and Mali ranks 8th of 22 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Asia averaged higher in 3 and Mali in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Asia | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.12 million ha | 3.92 million ha | 3.20 million ha | Asia |
| 2000s | 12.31 million ha | 5.95 million ha | 6.36 million ha | Asia |
| 2010s | 8.43 million ha | 5.14 million ha | 3.29 million ha | Asia |
| 2020s | 4.26 million ha | 5.72 million ha | 1.46 million ha | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher grassland — burned area, Asia or Mali?
- Mali, at 6.42 million ha against 2.20 million ha in Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in grassland — burned area between Asia and Mali?
- 4.22 million ha, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and Mali?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Asia and Mali rank globally for grassland — burned area?
- Asia ranks 5th and Mali ranks 8th of 22 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.