Nicaragua vs United States of America: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area
Nicaragua
60,864 ha
in 2023
United States of America
128.54 ha
in 2024
Nicaragua rank
21st
United States of America rank
20th
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area over time
- Nicaragua
- United States of America
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 60,864 ha against 128.54 ha in United States of America, a difference of 60,735 ha.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 473.5 times United States of America's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Nicaragua has been ahead every year.
Nicaragua ranks 21st and United States of America ranks 20th of 218 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19,901 ha | 1,933 ha | 17,967 ha | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 11,646 ha | 552.5 ha | 11,094 ha | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 13,513 ha | 269.95 ha | 13,243 ha | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 24,583 ha | 155.33 ha | 24,428 ha | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher humid tropical forest — burned area, Nicaragua or United States of America?
- Nicaragua, at 60,864 ha against 128.54 ha in United States of America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in humid tropical forest — burned area between Nicaragua and United States of America?
- 60,735 ha, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and United States of America?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Nicaragua and United States of America rank globally for humid tropical forest — burned area?
- Nicaragua ranks 21st and United States of America ranks 20th 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.