Central America vs Côte d'Ivoire: Savanna — Burned Area
Central America
802,517 ha
in 2024
Côte d'Ivoire
1.06 million ha
in 2024
Central America rank
18th
Côte d'Ivoire rank
17th
Savanna — Burned Area over time
- Central America
- Côte d'Ivoire
How they compare
Côte d'Ivoire currently reports 1.06 million ha against 802,517 ha in Central America, a difference of 252,563 ha.
That makes Côte d'Ivoire's figure about 1.3 times Central America's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Côte d'Ivoire has been ahead every year.
Central America ranks 18th and Côte d'Ivoire ranks 17th of 31 groups.
Côte d'Ivoire has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central America | Côte d'Ivoire | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 369,335 ha | 1.37 million ha | 1.00 million ha | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 2000s | 604,645 ha | 2.47 million ha | 1.87 million ha | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 2010s | 623,889 ha | 1.69 million ha | 1.07 million ha | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 2020s | 631,974 ha | 1.09 million ha | 455,804 ha | Côte d'Ivoire |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna — burned area, Central America or Côte d'Ivoire?
- Côte d'Ivoire, at 1.06 million ha against 802,517 ha in Central America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna — burned area between Central America and Côte d'Ivoire?
- 252,563 ha, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central America and Côte d'Ivoire?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Central America and Côte d'Ivoire rank globally for savanna — burned area?
- Central America ranks 18th and Côte d'Ivoire ranks 17th of 31 groups.
- 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.