India vs Nicaragua: Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area
India
292,585 ha
in 2024
Nicaragua
406,506 ha
in 2023
India rank
30th
Nicaragua rank
28th
Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area over time
- India
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 406,506 ha against 292,585 ha in India, a difference of 113,921 ha.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.4 times India's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was India ahead.
India ranks 30th and Nicaragua ranks 28th of 221 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 288,835 ha | 75,992 ha | 212,843 ha | India |
| 2000s | 316,990 ha | 92,539 ha | 224,451 ha | India |
| 2010s | 349,639 ha | 100,411 ha | 249,228 ha | India |
| 2020s | 297,953 ha | 163,823 ha | 134,130 ha | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna and woody savanna — burned area, India or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 406,506 ha against 292,585 ha in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in savanna and woody savanna — burned area between India and Nicaragua?
- 113,921 ha, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Nicaragua?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do India and Nicaragua rank globally for savanna and woody savanna — burned area?
- India ranks 30th and Nicaragua ranks 28th 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.