El Salvador vs Gambia: Savanna — Burned Area
El Salvador
684.36 ha
in 2024
Gambia
727.08 ha
in 2024
El Salvador rank
90th
Gambia rank
89th
Savanna — Burned Area over time
- El Salvador
- Gambia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 727.08 ha against 684.36 ha in El Salvador, a difference of 42.72 ha.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Gambia ahead.
El Salvador ranks 90th and Gambia ranks 89th of 221 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Gambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,239 ha | 48,873 ha | 47,633 ha | Gambia |
| 2000s | 1,366 ha | 12,487 ha | 11,121 ha | Gambia |
| 2010s | 3,236 ha | 1,245 ha | 1,991 ha | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 1,202 ha | 573.11 ha | 628.76 ha | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna — burned area, El Salvador or Gambia?
- Gambia, at 727.08 ha against 684.36 ha in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna — burned area between El Salvador and Gambia?
- 42.72 ha, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Gambia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Gambia rank globally for savanna — burned area?
- El Salvador ranks 90th and Gambia ranks 89th 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.