Ethiopia vs Europe: Savanna — Burned Area
Ethiopia
2.31 million ha
in 2024
Europe
2.95 million ha
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
13th
Europe rank
12th
Savanna — Burned Area over time
- Ethiopia
- Europe
How they compare
Europe currently reports 2.95 million ha against 2.31 million ha in Ethiopia, a difference of 632,180 ha.
That makes Europe's figure about 1.3 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 13th and Europe ranks 12th of 221 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 2 and Europe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.91 million ha | 1.39 million ha | 1.52 million ha | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 3.84 million ha | 3.27 million ha | 572,731 ha | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 3.39 million ha | 3.49 million ha | 100,281 ha | Europe |
| 2020s | 2.67 million ha | 3.62 million ha | 954,002 ha | Europe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna — burned area, Ethiopia or Europe?
- Europe, at 2.95 million ha against 2.31 million ha in Ethiopia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna — burned area between Ethiopia and Europe?
- 632,180 ha, with Europe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Europe?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Europe rank globally for savanna — burned area?
- Ethiopia ranks 13th and Europe ranks 12th 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.