Latvia vs New Zealand: Grassland — Burned Area
Latvia
86.27 ha
in 2024
New Zealand
64.53 ha
in 2024
Latvia rank
125th
New Zealand rank
127th
Grassland — Burned Area over time
- Latvia
- New Zealand
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 86.27 ha against 64.53 ha in New Zealand, a difference of 21.74 ha.
That makes Latvia's figure about 1.3 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1992 it was New Zealand ahead.
Latvia ranks 125th and New Zealand ranks 127th of 220 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 131.92 ha | 387.39 ha | 255.47 ha | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 412.13 ha | 546.37 ha | 134.24 ha | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 133.75 ha | 933.55 ha | 799.8 ha | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 90.6 ha | 1,174 ha | 1,084 ha | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher grassland — burned area, Latvia or New Zealand?
- Latvia, at 86.27 ha against 64.53 ha in New Zealand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in grassland — burned area between Latvia and New Zealand?
- 21.74 ha, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and New Zealand?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
- How do Latvia and New Zealand rank globally for grassland — burned area?
- Latvia ranks 125th and New Zealand ranks 127th 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.