Caribbean vs Timor-Leste: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area
Caribbean
9,528 ha
in 2024
Timor-Leste
0 ha
in 2024
Caribbean rank
15th
Timor-Leste rank
12th
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area over time
- Caribbean
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Caribbean currently reports 9,528 ha against 0 ha in Timor-Leste, a difference of 9,528 ha.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Caribbean has been ahead every year.
Caribbean ranks 15th and Timor-Leste ranks 12th of 31 countries.
Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Caribbean | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11,308 ha | 440.95 ha | 10,867 ha | Caribbean |
| 2000s | 11,765 ha | 996.16 ha | 10,769 ha | Caribbean |
| 2010s | 11,279 ha | 438.22 ha | 10,841 ha | Caribbean |
| 2020s | 12,774 ha | 376.23 ha | 12,398 ha | Caribbean |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher humid tropical forest — burned area, Caribbean or Timor-Leste?
- Caribbean, at 9,528 ha against 0 ha in Timor-Leste as of 2024.
- What is the difference in humid tropical forest — burned area between Caribbean and Timor-Leste?
- 9,528 ha, with Caribbean ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean and Timor-Leste?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Caribbean and Timor-Leste rank globally for humid tropical forest — burned area?
- Caribbean ranks 15th and Timor-Leste 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.