Americas vs Ethiopia: Other forest — Burned Area
Americas
1.75 million ha
in 2024
Ethiopia
124,638 ha
in 2024
Americas rank
8th
Ethiopia rank
11th
Other forest — Burned Area over time
- Americas
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Americas currently reports 1.75 million ha against 124,638 ha in Ethiopia, a difference of 1.62 million ha.
That makes Americas's figure about 14.0 times Ethiopia's.
Across all 32 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 8th and Ethiopia ranks 11th of 31 groups.
Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.45 million ha | 164,806 ha | 1.29 million ha | Americas |
| 2000s | 925,958 ha | 150,791 ha | 775,167 ha | Americas |
| 2010s | 1.09 million ha | 97,058 ha | 991,992 ha | Americas |
| 2020s | 1.94 million ha | 152,433 ha | 1.79 million ha | Americas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher other forest — burned area, Americas or Ethiopia?
- Americas, at 1.75 million ha against 124,638 ha in Ethiopia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in other forest — burned area between Americas and Ethiopia?
- 1.62 million ha, with Americas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Ethiopia?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
- How do Americas and Ethiopia rank globally for other forest — burned area?
- Americas ranks 8th and Ethiopia ranks 11th 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.