Eritrea vs Somalia: Grassland — Burned Area
Eritrea
9,582 ha
in 2024
Somalia
11,391 ha
in 2024
Eritrea rank
78th
Somalia rank
76th
Grassland — Burned Area over time
- Eritrea
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 11,391 ha against 9,582 ha in Eritrea, a difference of 1,809 ha.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.2 times Eritrea's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Somalia ahead.
Eritrea ranks 78th and Somalia ranks 76th of 220 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 2 and Somalia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26,963 ha | 11,446 ha | 15,517 ha | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 16,930 ha | 25,850 ha | 8,920 ha | Somalia |
| 2010s | 4,265 ha | 16,893 ha | 12,629 ha | Somalia |
| 2020s | 25,127 ha | 6,770 ha | 18,357 ha | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher grassland — burned area, Eritrea or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 11,391 ha against 9,582 ha in Eritrea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in grassland — burned area between Eritrea and Somalia?
- 1,809 ha, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Somalia?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
- How do Eritrea and Somalia rank globally for grassland — burned area?
- Eritrea ranks 78th and Somalia ranks 76th of 220 countries.
- 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.