Asia vs OECD: Other forest — Burned Area
Asia
1.34 million ha
in 2024
OECD
1.59 million ha
in 2024
Asia rank
2nd
OECD rank
2nd
Other forest — Burned Area over time
- Asia
- OECD
How they compare
OECD currently reports 1.59 million ha against 1.34 million ha in Asia, a difference of 242,040 ha.
That makes OECD's figure about 1.2 times Asia's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Asia ahead.
Asia ranks 2nd and OECD ranks 2nd of 22 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Asia averaged higher in 2 and OECD in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Asia | OECD | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.40 million ha | 1.69 million ha | 291,349 ha | OECD |
| 2000s | 1.92 million ha | 1.10 million ha | 813,862 ha | Asia |
| 2010s | 1.99 million ha | 1.42 million ha | 569,460 ha | Asia |
| 2020s | 1.58 million ha | 2.17 million ha | 596,361 ha | OECD |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher other forest — burned area, Asia or OECD?
- OECD, at 1.59 million ha against 1.34 million ha in Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in other forest — burned area between Asia and OECD?
- 242,040 ha, with OECD ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and OECD?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Asia and OECD rank globally for other forest — burned area?
- Asia ranks 2nd and OECD ranks 2nd of 22 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.