Americas vs Russian Federation: Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area
Americas
25.73 million ha
in 2024
Russian Federation
6.20 million ha
in 2024
Americas rank
8th
Russian Federation rank
9th
Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area over time
- Americas
- Russian Federation
How they compare
Americas currently reports 25.73 million ha against 6.20 million ha in Russian Federation, a difference of 19.52 million ha.
That makes Americas's figure about 4.1 times Russian Federation's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 8th and Russian Federation ranks 9th of 31 groups.
Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | Russian Federation | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.20 million ha | 2.92 million ha | 15.28 million ha | Americas |
| 2000s | 21.10 million ha | 5.29 million ha | 15.81 million ha | Americas |
| 2010s | 20.43 million ha | 5.99 million ha | 14.44 million ha | Americas |
| 2020s | 22.48 million ha | 5.88 million ha | 16.61 million ha | Americas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna and woody savanna — burned area, Americas or Russian Federation?
- Americas, at 25.73 million ha against 6.20 million ha in Russian Federation as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna and woody savanna — burned area between Americas and Russian Federation?
- 19.52 million ha, with Americas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Russian Federation?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
- How do Americas and Russian Federation rank globally for savanna and woody savanna — burned area?
- Americas ranks 8th and Russian Federation ranks 9th of 31 groups.
- 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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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.