Afghanistan vs Somalia: Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area

Afghanistan
21.46 ha
in 2024
Somalia
42.74 ha
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
121st
Somalia rank
118th

Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Somalia
05.0k10.0k15.0k199020072024

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 42.74 ha against 21.46 ha in Afghanistan, a difference of 21.28 ha.

That makes Somalia's figure about 2.0 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Somalia ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 121st and Somalia ranks 118th of 221 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Somalia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Somalia Difference Ahead
1990s 127.54 ha 4,703 ha 4,576 ha Somalia
2000s 46.05 ha 1,351 ha 1,305 ha Somalia
2010s 100.86 ha 27.78 ha 73.08 ha Afghanistan
2020s 154.51 ha 94.03 ha 60.48 ha Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher savanna and woody savanna — burned area, Afghanistan or Somalia?
Somalia, at 42.74 ha against 21.46 ha in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in savanna and woody savanna — burned area between Afghanistan and Somalia?
21.28 ha, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Somalia?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Somalia rank globally for savanna and woody savanna — burned area?
Afghanistan ranks 121st and Somalia ranks 118th of 221 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
274 places, 9,364 data points, 1990–2024
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