Ethiopia vs Saudi Arabia: Open shrubland — Burned Area
Ethiopia
5,386 ha
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
2,809 ha
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
19th
Saudi Arabia rank
21st
Open shrubland — Burned Area over time
- Ethiopia
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 5,386 ha against 2,809 ha in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 2,577 ha.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.9 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 19th and Saudi Arabia ranks 21st of 218 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31,496 ha | 1,469 ha | 30,027 ha | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 6,626 ha | 4,450 ha | 2,176 ha | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 1,954 ha | 409.46 ha | 1,544 ha | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 6,271 ha | 2,032 ha | 4,240 ha | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher open shrubland — burned area, Ethiopia or Saudi Arabia?
- Ethiopia, at 5,386 ha against 2,809 ha in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in open shrubland — burned area between Ethiopia and Saudi Arabia?
- 2,577 ha, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Saudi Arabia?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Saudi Arabia rank globally for open shrubland — burned area?
- Ethiopia ranks 19th and Saudi Arabia ranks 21st of 218 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.