Nicaragua vs Southern Africa: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area
Nicaragua
60,864 ha
in 2023
Southern Africa
171.44 ha
in 2024
Nicaragua rank
21st
Southern Africa rank
19th
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area over time
- Nicaragua
- Southern Africa
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 60,864 ha against 171.44 ha in Southern Africa, a difference of 60,693 ha.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 355.0 times Southern Africa's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Nicaragua has been ahead every year.
Nicaragua ranks 21st and Southern Africa ranks 19th of 218 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Southern Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19,901 ha | 1,243 ha | 18,657 ha | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 11,646 ha | 857.32 ha | 10,789 ha | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 13,513 ha | 872.22 ha | 12,641 ha | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 24,583 ha | 112.51 ha | 24,471 ha | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher humid tropical forest — burned area, Nicaragua or Southern Africa?
- Nicaragua, at 60,864 ha against 171.44 ha in Southern Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in humid tropical forest — burned area between Nicaragua and Southern Africa?
- 60,693 ha, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Southern Africa?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Nicaragua and Southern Africa rank globally for humid tropical forest — burned area?
- Nicaragua ranks 21st and Southern Africa ranks 19th 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.