Middle Africa vs OECD: Grassland — Burned Area
Middle Africa
23.59 million ha
in 2024
OECD
21.84 million ha
in 2024
Middle Africa rank
2nd
OECD rank
1st
Grassland — Burned Area over time
- Middle Africa
- OECD
How they compare
Middle Africa currently reports 23.59 million ha against 21.84 million ha in OECD, a difference of 1.75 million ha.
That makes Middle Africa's figure about 1.1 times OECD's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Middle Africa ahead.
Middle Africa ranks 2nd and OECD ranks 1st of 22 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Middle Africa averaged higher in 2 and OECD in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle Africa | OECD | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.61 million ha | 15.29 million ha | 675,220 ha | OECD |
| 2000s | 24.79 million ha | 25.42 million ha | 638,581 ha | OECD |
| 2010s | 24.98 million ha | 21.45 million ha | 3.53 million ha | Middle Africa |
| 2020s | 22.70 million ha | 17.88 million ha | 4.82 million ha | Middle Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher grassland — burned area, Middle Africa or OECD?
- Middle Africa, at 23.59 million ha against 21.84 million ha in OECD as of 2024.
- What is the difference in grassland — burned area between Middle Africa and OECD?
- 1.75 million ha, with Middle Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle Africa and OECD?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Middle Africa and OECD rank globally for grassland — burned area?
- Middle Africa ranks 2nd and OECD ranks 1st 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.