Ethiopia vs Northern America: Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area
Ethiopia
2.32 million ha
in 2024
Northern America
4.51 million ha
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
14th
Northern America rank
14th
Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area over time
- Ethiopia
- Northern America
How they compare
Northern America currently reports 4.51 million ha against 2.32 million ha in Ethiopia, a difference of 2.19 million ha.
That makes Northern America's figure about 1.9 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 14th and Northern America ranks 14th of 221 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 3 and Northern America in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Northern America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.63 million ha | 1.36 million ha | 3.27 million ha | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 4.10 million ha | 2.01 million ha | 2.08 million ha | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 3.40 million ha | 2.54 million ha | 858,171 ha | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 2.67 million ha | 4.39 million ha | 1.72 million ha | Northern America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna and woody savanna — burned area, Ethiopia or Northern America?
- Northern America, at 4.51 million ha against 2.32 million ha in Ethiopia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna and woody savanna — burned area between Ethiopia and Northern America?
- 2.19 million ha, with Northern America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Northern America?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Northern America rank globally for savanna and woody savanna — burned area?
- Ethiopia ranks 14th and Northern America ranks 14th 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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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.