Caribbean vs India: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area
Caribbean
9,528 ha
in 2024
India
185,116 ha
in 2024
Caribbean rank
15th
India rank
12th
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area over time
- Caribbean
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 185,116 ha against 9,528 ha in Caribbean, a difference of 175,588 ha.
That makes India's figure about 19.4 times Caribbean's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
Caribbean ranks 15th and India ranks 12th of 31 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Caribbean | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11,308 ha | 136,731 ha | 125,422 ha | India |
| 2000s | 11,765 ha | 178,535 ha | 166,770 ha | India |
| 2010s | 11,279 ha | 236,207 ha | 224,928 ha | India |
| 2020s | 12,774 ha | 176,251 ha | 163,477 ha | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher humid tropical forest — burned area, Caribbean or India?
- India, at 185,116 ha against 9,528 ha in Caribbean as of 2024.
- What is the difference in humid tropical forest — burned area between Caribbean and India?
- 175,588 ha, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean and India?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Caribbean and India rank globally for humid tropical forest — burned area?
- Caribbean ranks 15th and India ranks 12th of 31 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.