Jamaica vs New Zealand: Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area
Jamaica
599.15 ha
in 2024
New Zealand
730.7 ha
in 2024
Jamaica rank
99th
New Zealand rank
96th
Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area over time
- Jamaica
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 730.7 ha against 599.15 ha in Jamaica, a difference of 131.55 ha.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.2 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 99th and New Zealand ranks 96th of 221 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 2 and New Zealand in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 352.67 ha | 170.55 ha | 182.13 ha | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 374.86 ha | 141.98 ha | 232.88 ha | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 387.3 ha | 400.08 ha | 12.78 ha | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 303.86 ha | 541.16 ha | 237.3 ha | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna and woody savanna — burned area, Jamaica or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 730.7 ha against 599.15 ha in Jamaica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna and woody savanna — burned area between Jamaica and New Zealand?
- 131.55 ha, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and New Zealand?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Jamaica and New Zealand rank globally for savanna and woody savanna — burned area?
- Jamaica ranks 99th 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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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.