Ethiopia vs Europe: Other forest — Burned Area
Ethiopia
124,638 ha
in 2024
Europe
795,283 ha
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
11th
Europe rank
12th
Other forest — Burned Area over time
- Ethiopia
- Europe
How they compare
Europe currently reports 795,283 ha against 124,638 ha in Ethiopia, a difference of 670,645 ha.
That makes Europe's figure about 6.4 times Ethiopia's.
Across all 32 years both countries report, Europe has been ahead every year.
Ethiopia ranks 11th and Europe ranks 12th of 219 countries.
Europe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 164,806 ha | 1.44 million ha | 1.28 million ha | Europe |
| 2000s | 150,791 ha | 1.11 million ha | 960,817 ha | Europe |
| 2010s | 97,058 ha | 1.28 million ha | 1.19 million ha | Europe |
| 2020s | 152,433 ha | 661,866 ha | 509,433 ha | Europe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher other forest — burned area, Ethiopia or Europe?
- Europe, at 795,283 ha against 124,638 ha in Ethiopia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in other forest — burned area between Ethiopia and Europe?
- 670,645 ha, with Europe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Europe?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Europe rank globally for other forest — burned area?
- Ethiopia ranks 11th and Europe ranks 12th 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.