Bhutan vs El Salvador: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area
Bhutan
342.87 ha
in 2024
El Salvador
256.63 ha
in 2024
Bhutan rank
55th
El Salvador rank
56th
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area over time
- Bhutan
- El Salvador
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 342.87 ha against 256.63 ha in El Salvador, a difference of 86.24 ha.
That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.3 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 55th and El Salvador ranks 56th of 218 countries.
Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 939.73 ha | 260.3 ha | 679.43 ha | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 800.35 ha | 95.99 ha | 704.37 ha | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 1,363 ha | 893.9 ha | 468.97 ha | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 257.15 ha | 218.14 ha | 39.01 ha | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher humid tropical forest — burned area, Bhutan or El Salvador?
- Bhutan, at 342.87 ha against 256.63 ha in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in humid tropical forest — burned area between Bhutan and El Salvador?
- 86.24 ha, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and El Salvador?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Bhutan and El Salvador rank globally for humid tropical forest — burned area?
- Bhutan ranks 55th and El Salvador ranks 56th 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.