Africa vs Viet Nam: Other forest — Burned Area
Africa
2.60 million ha
in 2024
Viet Nam
49,582 ha
in 2024
Africa rank
4th
Viet Nam rank
7th
Other forest — Burned Area over time
- Africa
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Africa currently reports 2.60 million ha against 49,582 ha in Viet Nam, a difference of 2.56 million ha.
That makes Africa's figure about 52.5 times Viet Nam's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Africa has been ahead every year.
Africa ranks 4th and Viet Nam ranks 7th of 31 groups.
Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.35 million ha | 65,707 ha | 3.28 million ha | Africa |
| 2000s | 3.62 million ha | 103,481 ha | 3.52 million ha | Africa |
| 2010s | 4.47 million ha | 70,014 ha | 4.40 million ha | Africa |
| 2020s | 3.15 million ha | 56,058 ha | 3.09 million ha | Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher other forest — burned area, Africa or Viet Nam?
- Africa, at 2.60 million ha against 49,582 ha in Viet Nam as of 2024.
- What is the difference in other forest — burned area between Africa and Viet Nam?
- 2.56 million ha, with Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Viet Nam?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Africa and Viet Nam rank globally for other forest — burned area?
- Africa ranks 4th and Viet Nam ranks 7th 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.