Caribbean vs Portugal: Other forest — Burned Area
Caribbean
4,175 ha
in 2024
Portugal
31,181 ha
in 2024
Caribbean rank
23rd
Portugal rank
22nd
Other forest — Burned Area over time
- Caribbean
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 31,181 ha against 4,175 ha in Caribbean, a difference of 27,006 ha.
That makes Portugal's figure about 7.5 times Caribbean's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Portugal ahead.
Caribbean ranks 23rd and Portugal ranks 22nd of 31 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Caribbean | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,032 ha | 14,761 ha | 9,729 ha | Portugal |
| 2000s | 3,601 ha | 16,144 ha | 12,543 ha | Portugal |
| 2010s | 2,389 ha | 16,544 ha | 14,154 ha | Portugal |
| 2020s | 3,939 ha | 13,481 ha | 9,542 ha | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher other forest — burned area, Caribbean or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 31,181 ha against 4,175 ha in Caribbean as of 2024.
- What is the difference in other forest — burned area between Caribbean and Portugal?
- 27,006 ha, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean and Portugal?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Caribbean and Portugal rank globally for other forest — burned area?
- Caribbean ranks 23rd and Portugal ranks 22nd of 31 countries.
- 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.