Americas vs Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Other forest — Burned Area
Americas
1.75 million ha
in 2024
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
10,553 ha
in 2024
Americas rank
8th
Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank
10th
Other forest — Burned Area over time
- Americas
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea
How they compare
Americas currently reports 1.75 million ha against 10,553 ha in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, a difference of 1.74 million ha.
That makes Americas's figure about 165.5 times Democratic People's Republic of Korea's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 8th and Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 10th of 31 groups.
Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.39 million ha | 16,533 ha | 1.38 million ha | Americas |
| 2000s | 925,958 ha | 18,927 ha | 907,031 ha | Americas |
| 2010s | 1.09 million ha | 15,330 ha | 1.07 million ha | Americas |
| 2020s | 1.94 million ha | 2,502 ha | 1.94 million ha | Americas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher other forest — burned area, Americas or Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- Americas, at 1.75 million ha against 10,553 ha in Democratic People's Republic of Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in other forest — burned area between Americas and Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- 1.74 million ha, with Americas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Americas and Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank globally for other forest — burned area?
- Americas ranks 8th and Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 10th 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.