Honduras vs Western Africa: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area
Honduras
107,375 ha
in 2024
Western Africa
141,619 ha
in 2024
Honduras rank
16th
Western Africa rank
13th
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area over time
- Honduras
- Western Africa
How they compare
Western Africa currently reports 141,619 ha against 107,375 ha in Honduras, a difference of 34,244 ha.
That makes Western Africa's figure about 1.3 times Honduras's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Western Africa has been ahead every year.
Honduras ranks 16th and Western Africa ranks 13th of 218 countries.
Western Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Honduras | Western Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48,106 ha | 613,119 ha | 565,013 ha | Western Africa |
| 2000s | 52,232 ha | 302,636 ha | 250,404 ha | Western Africa |
| 2010s | 44,121 ha | 184,549 ha | 140,428 ha | Western Africa |
| 2020s | 75,252 ha | 143,044 ha | 67,791 ha | Western Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher humid tropical forest — burned area, Honduras or Western Africa?
- Western Africa, at 141,619 ha against 107,375 ha in Honduras as of 2024.
- What is the difference in humid tropical forest — burned area between Honduras and Western Africa?
- 34,244 ha, with Western Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Honduras and Western Africa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Honduras and Western Africa rank globally for humid tropical forest — burned area?
- Honduras ranks 16th and Western Africa ranks 13th 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.