Iraq vs Russian Federation: Open shrubland — Burned Area
Iraq
93,236 ha
in 2024
Russian Federation
1.02 million ha
in 2024
Iraq rank
7th
Russian Federation rank
4th
Open shrubland — Burned Area over time
- Iraq
- Russian Federation
How they compare
Russian Federation currently reports 1.02 million ha against 93,236 ha in Iraq, a difference of 925,224 ha.
That makes Russian Federation's figure about 10.9 times Iraq's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Russian Federation has been ahead every year.
Iraq ranks 7th and Russian Federation ranks 4th of 218 countries.
Russian Federation has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Russian Federation | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29,373 ha | 907,726 ha | 878,353 ha | Russian Federation |
| 2000s | 3,918 ha | 614,458 ha | 610,540 ha | Russian Federation |
| 2010s | 19,400 ha | 497,774 ha | 478,373 ha | Russian Federation |
| 2020s | 37,445 ha | 765,594 ha | 728,149 ha | Russian Federation |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher open shrubland — burned area, Iraq or Russian Federation?
- Russian Federation, at 1.02 million ha against 93,236 ha in Iraq as of 2024.
- What is the difference in open shrubland — burned area between Iraq and Russian Federation?
- 925,224 ha, with Russian Federation ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Russian Federation?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
- How do Iraq and Russian Federation rank globally for open shrubland — burned area?
- Iraq ranks 7th and Russian Federation ranks 4th 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.