Ethiopia vs Oceania: Savanna — Burned Area
Ethiopia
2.31 million ha
in 2024
Oceania
2.70 million ha
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
13th
Oceania rank
14th
Savanna — Burned Area over time
- Ethiopia
- Oceania
How they compare
Oceania currently reports 2.70 million ha against 2.31 million ha in Ethiopia, a difference of 389,340 ha.
That makes Oceania's figure about 1.2 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Oceania ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 13th and Oceania ranks 14th of 221 countries.
Oceania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Oceania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.91 million ha | 8.30 million ha | 5.39 million ha | Oceania |
| 2000s | 3.84 million ha | 6.16 million ha | 2.32 million ha | Oceania |
| 2010s | 3.39 million ha | 4.82 million ha | 1.43 million ha | Oceania |
| 2020s | 2.67 million ha | 3.31 million ha | 639,076 ha | Oceania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna — burned area, Ethiopia or Oceania?
- Oceania, at 2.70 million ha against 2.31 million ha in Ethiopia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna — burned area between Ethiopia and Oceania?
- 389,340 ha, with Oceania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Oceania?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Oceania rank globally for savanna — burned area?
- Ethiopia ranks 13th and Oceania ranks 14th 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.