Caribbean vs Myanmar: Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area
Caribbean
81,594 ha
in 2024
Myanmar
680,384 ha
in 2024
Caribbean rank
26th
Myanmar rank
24th
Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area over time
- Caribbean
- Myanmar
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 680,384 ha against 81,594 ha in Caribbean, a difference of 598,790 ha.
That makes Myanmar's figure about 8.3 times Caribbean's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Myanmar has been ahead every year.
Caribbean ranks 26th and Myanmar ranks 24th of 31 groups.
Myanmar has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Caribbean | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66,084 ha | 847,734 ha | 781,650 ha | Myanmar |
| 2000s | 97,905 ha | 933,347 ha | 835,442 ha | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 71,565 ha | 940,869 ha | 869,304 ha | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 96,206 ha | 799,056 ha | 702,850 ha | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna and woody savanna — burned area, Caribbean or Myanmar?
- Myanmar, at 680,384 ha against 81,594 ha in Caribbean as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna and woody savanna — burned area between Caribbean and Myanmar?
- 598,790 ha, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean and Myanmar?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Caribbean and Myanmar rank globally for savanna and woody savanna — burned area?
- Caribbean ranks 26th and Myanmar ranks 24th 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.