Americas vs Nepal: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area
Americas
12.11 million ha
in 2024
Nepal
323,113 ha
in 2024
Americas rank
4th
Nepal rank
7th
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area over time
- Americas
- Nepal
How they compare
Americas currently reports 12.11 million ha against 323,113 ha in Nepal, a difference of 11.78 million ha.
That makes Americas's figure about 37.5 times Nepal's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 4th and Nepal ranks 7th of 31 groups.
Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.28 million ha | 80,633 ha | 3.19 million ha | Americas |
| 2000s | 3.49 million ha | 81,524 ha | 3.41 million ha | Americas |
| 2010s | 2.94 million ha | 161,262 ha | 2.78 million ha | Americas |
| 2020s | 5.46 million ha | 168,424 ha | 5.29 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 Nepal?
- Americas, at 12.11 million ha against 323,113 ha in Nepal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in humid tropical forest — burned area between Americas and Nepal?
- 11.78 million ha, with Americas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Nepal?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Americas and Nepal rank globally for humid tropical forest — burned area?
- Americas ranks 4th and Nepal ranks 7th 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.