Africa vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Other forest — Burned Area
Africa
2.60 million ha
in 2024
Lao People's Democratic Republic
207,566 ha
in 2024
Africa rank
4th
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
4th
Other forest — Burned Area over time
- Africa
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
How they compare
Africa currently reports 2.60 million ha against 207,566 ha in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 2.40 million ha.
That makes Africa's figure about 12.5 times Lao People's Democratic Republic's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Africa has been ahead every year.
Africa ranks 4th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 4th of 31 groups.
Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | Lao People's Democratic Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.35 million ha | 133,516 ha | 3.22 million ha | Africa |
| 2000s | 3.62 million ha | 178,034 ha | 3.44 million ha | Africa |
| 2010s | 4.47 million ha | 139,673 ha | 4.33 million ha | Africa |
| 2020s | 3.15 million ha | 190,618 ha | 2.96 million ha | Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher other forest — burned area, Africa or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Africa, at 2.60 million ha against 207,566 ha in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2024.
- What is the difference in other forest — burned area between Africa and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- 2.40 million ha, with Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Africa and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for other forest — burned area?
- Africa ranks 4th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 4th of 31 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Other forest — 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.