Africa vs United Republic of Tanzania: Other forest — Burned Area
Africa
2.60 million ha
in 2024
United Republic of Tanzania
139,693 ha
in 2024
Africa rank
4th
United Republic of Tanzania rank
5th
Other forest — Burned Area over time
- Africa
- United Republic of Tanzania
How they compare
Africa currently reports 2.60 million ha against 139,693 ha in United Republic of Tanzania, a difference of 2.47 million ha.
That makes Africa's figure about 18.6 times United Republic of Tanzania's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Africa has been ahead every year.
Africa ranks 4th and United Republic of Tanzania ranks 5th of 31 groups.
Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | United Republic of Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.35 million ha | 275,810 ha | 3.07 million ha | Africa |
| 2000s | 3.62 million ha | 456,355 ha | 3.16 million ha | Africa |
| 2010s | 4.47 million ha | 577,664 ha | 3.89 million ha | Africa |
| 2020s | 3.15 million ha | 308,372 ha | 2.84 million ha | Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher other forest — burned area, Africa or United Republic of Tanzania?
- Africa, at 2.60 million ha against 139,693 ha in United Republic of Tanzania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in other forest — burned area between Africa and United Republic of Tanzania?
- 2.47 million ha, with Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and United Republic of Tanzania?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Africa and United Republic of Tanzania rank globally for other forest — burned area?
- Africa ranks 4th and United Republic of Tanzania ranks 5th 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.