Colombia vs Ecuador: Other forest — Burned Area
Colombia
4,210 ha
in 2024
Ecuador
6,839 ha
in 2024
Colombia rank
35th
Ecuador rank
33rd
Other forest — Burned Area over time
- Colombia
- Ecuador
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 6,839 ha against 4,210 ha in Colombia, a difference of 2,629 ha.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.6 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 35th and Ecuador ranks 33rd of 219 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,294 ha | 1,238 ha | 3,056 ha | Colombia |
| 2000s | 4,313 ha | 1,083 ha | 3,230 ha | Colombia |
| 2010s | 2,856 ha | 1,539 ha | 1,317 ha | Colombia |
| 2020s | 2,685 ha | 2,633 ha | 51.88 ha | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher other forest — burned area, Colombia or Ecuador?
- Ecuador, at 6,839 ha against 4,210 ha in Colombia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in other forest — burned area between Colombia and Ecuador?
- 2,629 ha, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Ecuador?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Ecuador rank globally for other forest — burned area?
- Colombia ranks 35th and Ecuador ranks 33rd 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.
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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.