Asia vs OECD: Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area
Asia
3.48 million ha
in 2024
OECD
8.36 million ha
in 2024
Asia rank
5th
OECD rank
8th
Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area over time
- Asia
- OECD
How they compare
OECD currently reports 8.36 million ha against 3.48 million ha in Asia, a difference of 4.88 million ha.
That makes OECD's figure about 2.4 times Asia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was OECD ahead.
Asia ranks 5th and OECD ranks 8th of 22 groups.
OECD has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Asia | OECD | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.39 million ha | 13.38 million ha | 8.99 million ha | OECD |
| 2000s | 5.05 million ha | 9.89 million ha | 4.83 million ha | OECD |
| 2010s | 4.64 million ha | 8.57 million ha | 3.92 million ha | OECD |
| 2020s | 3.59 million ha | 8.73 million ha | 5.14 million ha | OECD |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna and woody savanna — burned area, Asia or OECD?
- OECD, at 8.36 million ha against 3.48 million ha in Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna and woody savanna — burned area between Asia and OECD?
- 4.88 million ha, with OECD ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and OECD?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Asia and OECD rank globally for savanna and woody savanna — burned area?
- Asia ranks 5th and OECD ranks 8th of 22 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.