Caribbean vs Western Asia: Other forest — Burned Area
Caribbean
4,175 ha
in 2024
Western Asia
3,546 ha
in 2024
Caribbean rank
23rd
Western Asia rank
24th
Other forest — Burned Area over time
- Caribbean
- Western Asia
How they compare
Caribbean currently reports 4,175 ha against 3,546 ha in Western Asia, a difference of 629 ha.
That makes Caribbean's figure about 1.2 times Western Asia's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Caribbean ahead.
Caribbean ranks 23rd and Western Asia ranks 24th of 31 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Caribbean averaged higher in 2 and Western Asia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Caribbean | Western Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,032 ha | 4,075 ha | 957.4 ha | Caribbean |
| 2000s | 3,601 ha | 2,875 ha | 726.49 ha | Caribbean |
| 2010s | 2,389 ha | 3,271 ha | 881.59 ha | Western Asia |
| 2020s | 3,939 ha | 9,563 ha | 5,624 ha | Western Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher other forest — burned area, Caribbean or Western Asia?
- Caribbean, at 4,175 ha against 3,546 ha in Western Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in other forest — burned area between Caribbean and Western Asia?
- 629 ha, with Caribbean ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean and Western Asia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Caribbean and Western Asia rank globally for other forest — burned area?
- Caribbean ranks 23rd and Western Asia ranks 24th 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.