Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) vs OECD: Grassland — Burned Area

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
70.53 million ha
in 2024
OECD
21.84 million ha
in 2024
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank
4th
OECD rank
1st

Grassland — Burned Area over time

  • Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
  • OECD
020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M100.0M199020072024

How they compare

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) currently reports 70.53 million ha against 21.84 million ha in OECD, a difference of 48.69 million ha.

That makes Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)'s figure about 3.2 times OECD's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ahead.

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 4th and OECD ranks 1st of 31 groups.

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) OECD Difference Ahead
1990s 47.85 million ha 15.29 million ha 32.56 million ha Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
2000s 76.58 million ha 25.42 million ha 51.15 million ha Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
2010s 73.17 million ha 21.45 million ha 51.73 million ha Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
2020s 69.14 million ha 17.88 million ha 51.27 million ha Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher grassland — burned area, Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) or OECD?
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), at 70.53 million ha against 21.84 million ha in OECD as of 2024.
What is the difference in grassland — burned area between Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) and OECD?
48.69 million ha, with Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) and OECD?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) and OECD rank globally for grassland — burned area?
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 4th and OECD ranks 1st of 31 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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Indicator
Grassland — Burned Area
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
273 places, 9,329 data points, 1990–2024
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