Mali vs Sudan: Grassland — Burned Area
Mali
6.42 million ha
in 2024
Sudan
5.10 million ha
in 2024
Mali rank
8th
Sudan rank
9th
Grassland — Burned Area over time
- Mali
- Sudan
How they compare
Mali currently reports 6.42 million ha against 5.10 million ha in Sudan, a difference of 1.32 million ha.
That makes Mali's figure about 1.3 times Sudan's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Sudan ahead.
Mali ranks 8th and Sudan ranks 9th of 220 countries.
Mali has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.06 million ha | 5.05 million ha | 12,764 ha | Mali |
| 2020s | 5.72 million ha | 4.98 million ha | 739,502 ha | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher grassland — burned area, Mali or Sudan?
- Mali, at 6.42 million ha against 5.10 million ha in Sudan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in grassland — burned area between Mali and Sudan?
- 1.32 million ha, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Sudan?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2024.
- How do Mali and Sudan rank globally for grassland — burned area?
- Mali ranks 8th and Sudan ranks 9th 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.