Caribbean vs Eastern Asia: Savanna — Burned Area
Caribbean
56,114 ha
in 2024
Eastern Asia
72,297 ha
in 2024
Caribbean rank
26th
Eastern Asia rank
24th
Savanna — Burned Area over time
- Caribbean
- Eastern Asia
How they compare
Eastern Asia currently reports 72,297 ha against 56,114 ha in Caribbean, a difference of 16,183 ha.
That makes Eastern Asia's figure about 1.3 times Caribbean's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Eastern Asia has been ahead every year.
Caribbean ranks 26th and Eastern Asia ranks 24th of 31 countries.
Eastern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Caribbean | Eastern Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34,175 ha | 138,942 ha | 104,767 ha | Eastern Asia |
| 2000s | 67,971 ha | 337,006 ha | 269,035 ha | Eastern Asia |
| 2010s | 49,632 ha | 229,122 ha | 179,490 ha | Eastern Asia |
| 2020s | 67,272 ha | 106,279 ha | 39,007 ha | Eastern Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna — burned area, Caribbean or Eastern Asia?
- Eastern Asia, at 72,297 ha against 56,114 ha in Caribbean as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna — burned area between Caribbean and Eastern Asia?
- 16,183 ha, with Eastern Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean and Eastern Asia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Caribbean and Eastern Asia rank globally for savanna — burned area?
- Caribbean ranks 26th and Eastern Asia ranks 24th of 31 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.