Colombia vs Liberia: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area
Colombia
23,572 ha
in 2024
Liberia
21,332 ha
in 2024
Colombia rank
30th
Liberia rank
32nd
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area over time
- Colombia
- Liberia
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 23,572 ha against 21,332 ha in Liberia, a difference of 2,240 ha.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Liberia's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 30th and Liberia ranks 32nd of 218 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40,011 ha | 14,178 ha | 25,834 ha | Colombia |
| 2000s | 50,682 ha | 20,528 ha | 30,154 ha | Colombia |
| 2010s | 44,651 ha | 35,082 ha | 9,569 ha | Colombia |
| 2020s | 48,123 ha | 10,191 ha | 37,932 ha | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher humid tropical forest — burned area, Colombia or Liberia?
- Colombia, at 23,572 ha against 21,332 ha in Liberia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in humid tropical forest — burned area between Colombia and Liberia?
- 2,240 ha, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Liberia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Liberia rank globally for humid tropical forest — burned area?
- Colombia ranks 30th and Liberia ranks 32nd 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.