Central America vs Saudi Arabia: Open shrubland — Burned Area
Central America
18,782 ha
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
2,809 ha
in 2024
Central America rank
19th
Saudi Arabia rank
21st
Open shrubland — Burned Area over time
- Central America
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Central America currently reports 18,782 ha against 2,809 ha in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 15,973 ha.
That makes Central America's figure about 6.7 times Saudi Arabia's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Central America has been ahead every year.
Central America ranks 19th and Saudi Arabia ranks 21st of 31 groups.
Central America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central America | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76,851 ha | 1,675 ha | 75,175 ha | Central America |
| 2000s | 33,913 ha | 4,450 ha | 29,463 ha | Central America |
| 2010s | 68,922 ha | 409.46 ha | 68,512 ha | Central America |
| 2020s | 29,418 ha | 2,032 ha | 27,387 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 Saudi Arabia?
- Central America, at 18,782 ha against 2,809 ha in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in open shrubland — burned area between Central America and Saudi Arabia?
- 15,973 ha, with Central America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central America and Saudi Arabia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Central America and Saudi Arabia rank globally for open shrubland — burned area?
- Central America ranks 19th and Saudi Arabia ranks 21st 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.