Central America vs China: Other forest — Burned Area
Central America
400,609 ha
in 2024
China
85,294 ha
in 2024
Central America rank
14th
China rank
16th
Other forest — Burned Area over time
- Central America
- China
How they compare
Central America currently reports 400,609 ha against 85,294 ha in China, a difference of 315,315 ha.
That makes Central America's figure about 4.7 times China's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Central America ahead.
Central America ranks 14th and China ranks 16th of 31 groups.
Central America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central America | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 206,474 ha | 128,068 ha | 78,406 ha | Central America |
| 2000s | 184,977 ha | 142,624 ha | 42,353 ha | Central America |
| 2010s | 193,599 ha | 91,455 ha | 102,144 ha | Central America |
| 2020s | 270,099 ha | 84,029 ha | 186,070 ha | Central America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher other forest — burned area, Central America or China?
- Central America, at 400,609 ha against 85,294 ha in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in other forest — burned area between Central America and China?
- 315,315 ha, with Central America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central America and China?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Central America and China rank globally for other forest — burned area?
- Central America ranks 14th and China ranks 16th 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.