Chile vs Western Europe: Other forest — Burned Area
Chile
11,277 ha
in 2024
Western Europe
796.38 ha
in 2024
Chile rank
28th
Western Europe rank
26th
Other forest — Burned Area over time
- Chile
- Western Europe
How they compare
Chile currently reports 11,277 ha against 796.38 ha in Western Europe, a difference of 10,481 ha.
That makes Chile's figure about 14.2 times Western Europe's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Chile has been ahead every year.
Chile ranks 28th and Western Europe ranks 26th of 219 countries.
Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Western Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32,622 ha | 3,282 ha | 29,341 ha | Chile |
| 2000s | 21,112 ha | 4,315 ha | 16,797 ha | Chile |
| 2010s | 49,573 ha | 4,355 ha | 45,217 ha | Chile |
| 2020s | 79,243 ha | 5,262 ha | 73,981 ha | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher other forest — burned area, Chile or Western Europe?
- Chile, at 11,277 ha against 796.38 ha in Western Europe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in other forest — burned area between Chile and Western Europe?
- 10,481 ha, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Western Europe?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Chile and Western Europe rank globally for other forest — burned area?
- Chile ranks 28th and Western Europe ranks 26th of 219 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.
Individual pages
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.