Kenya vs Suriname: Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area
Kenya
24,512 ha
in 2024
Suriname
19,706 ha
in 2024
Kenya rank
61st
Suriname rank
64th
Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area over time
- Kenya
- Suriname
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 24,512 ha against 19,706 ha in Suriname, a difference of 4,806 ha.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.2 times Suriname's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 61st and Suriname ranks 64th of 221 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 106,659 ha | 4,734 ha | 101,925 ha | Kenya |
| 2000s | 57,658 ha | 7,012 ha | 50,646 ha | Kenya |
| 2010s | 27,655 ha | 5,962 ha | 21,693 ha | Kenya |
| 2020s | 25,217 ha | 6,843 ha | 18,374 ha | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna and woody savanna — burned area, Kenya or Suriname?
- Kenya, at 24,512 ha against 19,706 ha in Suriname as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna and woody savanna — burned area between Kenya and Suriname?
- 4,806 ha, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Suriname?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Suriname rank globally for savanna and woody savanna — burned area?
- Kenya ranks 61st and Suriname ranks 64th 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.