Asia vs OECD: Open shrubland — Burned Area
Asia
330,668 ha
in 2024
OECD
11.84 million ha
in 2024
Asia rank
1st
OECD rank
1st
Open shrubland — Burned Area over time
- Asia
- OECD
How they compare
OECD currently reports 11.84 million ha against 330,668 ha in Asia, a difference of 11.51 million ha.
That makes OECD's figure about 35.8 times Asia's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, OECD has been ahead every year.
Asia ranks 1st and OECD ranks 1st of 21 groups.
OECD has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Asia | OECD | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 240,655 ha | 19.97 million ha | 19.73 million ha | OECD |
| 2000s | 59,974 ha | 21.72 million ha | 21.66 million ha | OECD |
| 2010s | 60,206 ha | 20.52 million ha | 20.46 million ha | OECD |
| 2020s | 145,924 ha | 14.78 million ha | 14.64 million ha | OECD |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher open shrubland — burned area, Asia or OECD?
- OECD, at 11.84 million ha against 330,668 ha in Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in open shrubland — burned area between Asia and OECD?
- 11.51 million ha, with OECD ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and OECD?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Asia and OECD rank globally for open shrubland — burned area?
- Asia ranks 1st and OECD ranks 1st of 21 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Open shrubland — 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.