Mali vs Saudi Arabia: Open shrubland — Burned Area
Mali
7,765 ha
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
2,809 ha
in 2024
Mali rank
18th
Saudi Arabia rank
21st
Open shrubland — Burned Area over time
- Mali
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Mali currently reports 7,765 ha against 2,809 ha in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 4,956 ha.
That makes Mali's figure about 2.8 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mali ahead.
Mali ranks 18th and Saudi Arabia ranks 21st of 218 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 3 and Saudi Arabia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 305,317 ha | 1,675 ha | 303,641 ha | Mali |
| 2000s | 97,740 ha | 4,450 ha | 93,290 ha | Mali |
| 2010s | 459.89 ha | 409.46 ha | 50.43 ha | Mali |
| 2020s | 1,929 ha | 2,032 ha | 102.16 ha | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher open shrubland — burned area, Mali or Saudi Arabia?
- Mali, at 7,765 ha against 2,809 ha in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in open shrubland — burned area between Mali and Saudi Arabia?
- 4,956 ha, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Saudi Arabia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Mali and Saudi Arabia rank globally for open shrubland — burned area?
- Mali ranks 18th 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.