India vs Thailand: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area
India
185,116 ha
in 2024
Thailand
226,406 ha
in 2024
India rank
12th
Thailand rank
11th
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area over time
- India
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 226,406 ha against 185,116 ha in India, a difference of 41,290 ha.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.2 times India's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Thailand ahead.
India ranks 12th and Thailand ranks 11th of 218 countries.
Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 136,731 ha | 241,411 ha | 104,680 ha | Thailand |
| 2000s | 178,535 ha | 296,693 ha | 118,158 ha | Thailand |
| 2010s | 236,207 ha | 334,389 ha | 98,182 ha | Thailand |
| 2020s | 176,251 ha | 314,548 ha | 138,297 ha | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher humid tropical forest — burned area, India or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 226,406 ha against 185,116 ha in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in humid tropical forest — burned area between India and Thailand?
- 41,290 ha, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Thailand?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do India and Thailand rank globally for humid tropical forest — burned area?
- India ranks 12th and Thailand ranks 11th 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.