Americas vs Myanmar: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area
Americas
12.11 million ha
in 2024
Myanmar
996,881 ha
in 2024
Americas rank
4th
Myanmar rank
5th
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area over time
- Americas
- Myanmar
How they compare
Americas currently reports 12.11 million ha against 996,881 ha in Myanmar, a difference of 11.11 million ha.
That makes Americas's figure about 12.1 times Myanmar's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Americas ahead.
Americas ranks 4th and Myanmar ranks 5th of 31 groups.
Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.28 million ha | 1.00 million ha | 2.27 million ha | Americas |
| 2000s | 3.49 million ha | 1.33 million ha | 2.15 million ha | Americas |
| 2010s | 2.94 million ha | 1.39 million ha | 1.55 million ha | Americas |
| 2020s | 5.46 million ha | 1.31 million ha | 4.15 million ha | Americas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher humid tropical forest — burned area, Americas or Myanmar?
- Americas, at 12.11 million ha against 996,881 ha in Myanmar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in humid tropical forest — burned area between Americas and Myanmar?
- 11.11 million ha, with Americas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Myanmar?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Americas and Myanmar rank globally for humid tropical forest — burned area?
- Americas ranks 4th and Myanmar ranks 5th of 31 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Humid tropical forest — 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.