Caribbean vs India: Open shrubland — Burned Area
Caribbean
0 ha
in 2024
India
1,156 ha
in 2024
Caribbean rank
26th
India rank
29th
Open shrubland — Burned Area over time
- Caribbean
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 1,156 ha against 0 ha in Caribbean, a difference of 1,156 ha.
Across all 35 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
Caribbean ranks 26th and India ranks 29th of 31 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Caribbean | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 451.15 ha | 2,934 ha | 2,483 ha | India |
| 2000s | 99.75 ha | 989.54 ha | 889.78 ha | India |
| 2010s | 0 ha | 704.63 ha | 704.63 ha | India |
| 2020s | 4.28 ha | 1,457 ha | 1,453 ha | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher open shrubland — burned area, Caribbean or India?
- India, at 1,156 ha against 0 ha in Caribbean as of 2024.
- What is the difference in open shrubland — burned area between Caribbean and India?
- 1,156 ha, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean and India?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Caribbean and India rank globally for open shrubland — burned area?
- Caribbean ranks 26th and India ranks 29th of 31 countries.
- 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.