Ecuador vs Portugal: Savanna — Burned Area
Ecuador
43,917 ha
in 2024
Portugal
33,014 ha
in 2024
Ecuador rank
51st
Portugal rank
54th
Savanna — Burned Area over time
- Ecuador
- Portugal
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 43,917 ha against 33,014 ha in Portugal, a difference of 10,903 ha.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.3 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Portugal ahead.
Ecuador ranks 51st and Portugal ranks 54th of 221 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11,249 ha | 16,568 ha | 5,319 ha | Portugal |
| 2000s | 13,057 ha | 26,744 ha | 13,687 ha | Portugal |
| 2010s | 20,509 ha | 26,577 ha | 6,067 ha | Portugal |
| 2020s | 28,235 ha | 16,905 ha | 11,330 ha | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna — burned area, Ecuador or Portugal?
- Ecuador, at 43,917 ha against 33,014 ha in Portugal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna — burned area between Ecuador and Portugal?
- 10,903 ha, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Portugal?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Portugal rank globally for savanna — burned area?
- Ecuador ranks 51st and Portugal ranks 54th 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.