Iceland vs Latvia: Grassland — Burned Area
Iceland
43.21 ha
in 2024
Latvia
86.27 ha
in 2024
Iceland rank
128th
Latvia rank
125th
Grassland — Burned Area over time
- Iceland
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 86.27 ha against 43.21 ha in Iceland, a difference of 43.06 ha.
That makes Latvia's figure about 2.0 times Iceland's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Latvia ahead.
Iceland ranks 128th and Latvia ranks 125th of 220 countries.
Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.22 ha | 131.92 ha | 99.69 ha | Latvia |
| 2000s | 170.83 ha | 412.13 ha | 241.3 ha | Latvia |
| 2010s | 0 ha | 133.75 ha | 133.75 ha | Latvia |
| 2020s | 21.6 ha | 90.6 ha | 69 ha | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher grassland — burned area, Iceland or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 86.27 ha against 43.21 ha in Iceland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in grassland — burned area between Iceland and Latvia?
- 43.06 ha, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Latvia?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
- How do Iceland and Latvia rank globally for grassland — burned area?
- Iceland ranks 128th and Latvia ranks 125th 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.