Caribbean vs Myanmar: Savanna — Burned Area
Caribbean
56,114 ha
in 2024
Myanmar
273,921 ha
in 2024
Caribbean rank
26th
Myanmar rank
27th
Savanna — Burned Area over time
- Caribbean
- Myanmar
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 273,921 ha against 56,114 ha in Caribbean, a difference of 217,807 ha.
That makes Myanmar's figure about 4.9 times Caribbean's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Myanmar has been ahead every year.
Caribbean ranks 26th and Myanmar ranks 27th of 31 countries.
Myanmar has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Caribbean | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34,175 ha | 154,155 ha | 119,980 ha | Myanmar |
| 2000s | 67,971 ha | 244,375 ha | 176,404 ha | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 49,632 ha | 292,294 ha | 242,662 ha | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 67,272 ha | 239,338 ha | 172,065 ha | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna — burned area, Caribbean or Myanmar?
- Myanmar, at 273,921 ha against 56,114 ha in Caribbean as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna — burned area between Caribbean and Myanmar?
- 217,807 ha, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean and Myanmar?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Caribbean and Myanmar rank globally for savanna — burned area?
- Caribbean ranks 26th and Myanmar ranks 27th 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.