Africa vs Russian Federation: Other forest — Burned Area
Africa
2.60 million ha
in 2024
Russian Federation
723,318 ha
in 2024
Africa rank
4th
Russian Federation rank
3rd
Other forest — Burned Area over time
- Africa
- Russian Federation
How they compare
Africa currently reports 2.60 million ha against 723,318 ha in Russian Federation, a difference of 1.88 million ha.
That makes Africa's figure about 3.6 times Russian Federation's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Africa ahead.
Africa ranks 4th and Russian Federation ranks 3rd of 31 groups.
Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | Russian Federation | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.24 million ha | 1.34 million ha | 1.90 million ha | Africa |
| 2000s | 3.62 million ha | 1.05 million ha | 2.57 million ha | Africa |
| 2010s | 4.47 million ha | 1.22 million ha | 3.24 million ha | Africa |
| 2020s | 3.15 million ha | 582,962 ha | 2.57 million ha | Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher other forest — burned area, Africa or Russian Federation?
- Africa, at 2.60 million ha against 723,318 ha in Russian Federation as of 2024.
- What is the difference in other forest — burned area between Africa and Russian Federation?
- 1.88 million ha, with Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Russian Federation?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
- How do Africa and Russian Federation rank globally for other forest — burned area?
- Africa ranks 4th and Russian Federation ranks 3rd 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.