Afghanistan vs Somalia: Savanna — Burned Area
Afghanistan
21.46 ha
in 2024
Somalia
42.74 ha
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
116th
Somalia rank
113th
Savanna — Burned Area over time
- Afghanistan
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 42.74 ha against 21.46 ha in Afghanistan, a difference of 21.28 ha.
That makes Somalia's figure about 2.0 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Somalia ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 116th and Somalia ranks 113th of 221 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Somalia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.96 ha | 3,311 ha | 3,267 ha | Somalia |
| 2000s | 34.34 ha | 1,070 ha | 1,036 ha | Somalia |
| 2010s | 100.86 ha | 27.78 ha | 73.08 ha | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 154.51 ha | 94.03 ha | 60.48 ha | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna — burned area, Afghanistan or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 42.74 ha against 21.46 ha in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna — burned area between Afghanistan and Somalia?
- 21.28 ha, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Somalia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Somalia rank globally for savanna — burned area?
- Afghanistan ranks 116th and Somalia ranks 113th of 221 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as 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.