Belize vs Nicaragua: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area
Belize
55,708 ha
in 2024
Nicaragua
60,864 ha
in 2023
Belize rank
23rd
Nicaragua rank
21st
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area over time
- Belize
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 60,864 ha against 55,708 ha in Belize, a difference of 5,156 ha.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Belize's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Belize ranks 23rd and Nicaragua ranks 21st of 218 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 2 and Nicaragua in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11,618 ha | 19,901 ha | 8,282 ha | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 13,500 ha | 11,646 ha | 1,854 ha | Belize |
| 2010s | 16,091 ha | 13,513 ha | 2,577 ha | Belize |
| 2020s | 14,158 ha | 24,583 ha | 10,425 ha | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher humid tropical forest — burned area, Belize or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 60,864 ha against 55,708 ha in Belize as of 2023.
- What is the difference in humid tropical forest — burned area between Belize and Nicaragua?
- 5,156 ha, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Nicaragua?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Belize and Nicaragua rank globally for humid tropical forest — burned area?
- Belize ranks 23rd and Nicaragua ranks 21st of 218 countries.
- 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.