Northern America vs Timor-Leste: Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area
Northern America
4.51 million ha
in 2024
Timor-Leste
2,330 ha
in 2024
Northern America rank
14th
Timor-Leste rank
13th
Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area over time
- Northern America
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Northern America currently reports 4.51 million ha against 2,330 ha in Timor-Leste, a difference of 4.50 million ha.
That makes Northern America's figure about 1,934.3 times Timor-Leste's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Northern America has been ahead every year.
Northern America ranks 14th and Timor-Leste ranks 13th of 31 groups.
Northern America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Northern America | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.67 million ha | 4,714 ha | 1.67 million ha | Northern America |
| 2000s | 2.01 million ha | 10,399 ha | 2.00 million ha | Northern America |
| 2010s | 2.54 million ha | 5,265 ha | 2.54 million ha | Northern America |
| 2020s | 4.39 million ha | 2,009 ha | 4.39 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, Northern America or Timor-Leste?
- Northern America, at 4.51 million ha against 2,330 ha in Timor-Leste as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna and woody savanna — burned area between Northern America and Timor-Leste?
- 4.50 million ha, with Northern America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Northern America and Timor-Leste?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Northern America and Timor-Leste rank globally for savanna and woody savanna — burned area?
- Northern America ranks 14th and Timor-Leste ranks 13th of 31 groups.
- 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.