Lao People's Democratic Republic vs World: Other forest — Burned Area
Lao People's Democratic Republic
207,566 ha
in 2024
World
6.61 million ha
in 2024
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
4th
World rank
1st
Other forest — Burned Area over time
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
- World
How they compare
World currently reports 6.61 million ha against 207,566 ha in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 6.41 million ha.
That makes World's figure about 31.9 times Lao People's Democratic Republic's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, World has been ahead every year.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 4th and World ranks 1st of 22 countries.
World has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lao People's Democratic Republic | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 133,516 ha | 8.11 million ha | 7.97 million ha | World |
| 2000s | 178,034 ha | 8.05 million ha | 7.87 million ha | World |
| 2010s | 139,673 ha | 9.38 million ha | 9.24 million ha | World |
| 2020s | 190,618 ha | 7.77 million ha | 7.58 million ha | World |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher other forest — burned area, Lao People's Democratic Republic or World?
- World, at 6.61 million ha against 207,566 ha in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2024.
- What is the difference in other forest — burned area between Lao People's Democratic Republic and World?
- 6.41 million ha, with World ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and World?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and World rank globally for other forest — burned area?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 4th and World ranks 1st of 22 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.