El Salvador vs New Zealand: Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area

El Salvador
769.9 ha
in 2024
New Zealand
730.7 ha
in 2024
El Salvador rank
95th
New Zealand rank
96th

Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area over time

  • El Salvador
  • New Zealand
05.0k10.0k15.0k199020072024

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 769.9 ha against 730.7 ha in New Zealand, a difference of 39.2 ha.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 95th and New Zealand ranks 96th of 221 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador New Zealand Difference Ahead
1990s 2,519 ha 170.55 ha 2,349 ha El Salvador
2000s 2,134 ha 141.98 ha 1,992 ha El Salvador
2010s 5,763 ha 400.08 ha 5,363 ha El Salvador
2020s 1,677 ha 541.16 ha 1,135 ha El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher savanna and woody savanna — burned area, El Salvador or New Zealand?
El Salvador, at 769.9 ha against 730.7 ha in New Zealand as of 2024.
What is the difference in savanna and woody savanna — burned area between El Salvador and New Zealand?
39.2 ha, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and New Zealand?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do El Salvador and New Zealand rank globally for savanna and woody savanna — burned area?
El Salvador ranks 95th and New Zealand ranks 96th 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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