Central America vs Mali: Open shrubland — Burned Area
Central America
18,782 ha
in 2024
Mali
7,765 ha
in 2024
Central America rank
19th
Mali rank
18th
Open shrubland — Burned Area over time
- Central America
- Mali
How they compare
Central America currently reports 18,782 ha against 7,765 ha in Mali, a difference of 11,017 ha.
That makes Central America's figure about 2.4 times Mali's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mali ahead.
Central America ranks 19th and Mali ranks 18th of 31 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Central America averaged higher in 2 and Mali in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central America | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76,851 ha | 305,317 ha | 228,466 ha | Mali |
| 2000s | 33,913 ha | 97,740 ha | 63,827 ha | Mali |
| 2010s | 68,922 ha | 459.89 ha | 68,462 ha | Central America |
| 2020s | 29,418 ha | 1,929 ha | 27,489 ha | Central America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher open shrubland — burned area, Central America or Mali?
- Central America, at 18,782 ha against 7,765 ha in Mali as of 2024.
- What is the difference in open shrubland — burned area between Central America and Mali?
- 11,017 ha, with Central America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central America and Mali?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Central America and Mali rank globally for open shrubland — burned area?
- Central America ranks 19th and Mali ranks 18th of 31 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.