Asia vs Central African Republic: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area
Asia
2.43 million ha
in 2024
Central African Republic
2.29 million ha
in 2024
Asia rank
5th
Central African Republic rank
3rd
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area over time
- Asia
- Central African Republic
How they compare
Asia currently reports 2.43 million ha against 2.29 million ha in Central African Republic, a difference of 131,000 ha.
That makes Asia's figure about 1.1 times Central African Republic's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Asia ahead.
Asia ranks 5th and Central African Republic ranks 3rd of 21 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Asia averaged higher in 2 and Central African Republic in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Asia | Central African Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.95 million ha | 1.72 million ha | 1.23 million ha | Asia |
| 2000s | 2.91 million ha | 2.91 million ha | 3,846 ha | Asia |
| 2010s | 3.03 million ha | 3.21 million ha | 178,259 ha | Central African Republic |
| 2020s | 2.62 million ha | 2.78 million ha | 160,190 ha | Central African Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher humid tropical forest — burned area, Asia or Central African Republic?
- Asia, at 2.43 million ha against 2.29 million ha in Central African Republic as of 2024.
- What is the difference in humid tropical forest — burned area between Asia and Central African Republic?
- 131,000 ha, with Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and Central African Republic?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Asia and Central African Republic rank globally for humid tropical forest — burned area?
- Asia ranks 5th and Central African Republic ranks 3rd of 21 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.