France vs Sri Lanka: Savanna — Burned Area
France
107.56 ha
in 2024
Sri Lanka
171 ha
in 2024
France rank
101st
Sri Lanka rank
99th
Savanna — Burned Area over time
- France
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 171 ha against 107.56 ha in France, a difference of 63.44 ha.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.6 times France's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
France ranks 101st and Sri Lanka ranks 99th of 221 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,909 ha | 11,862 ha | 9,953 ha | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 2,801 ha | 26,040 ha | 23,239 ha | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 4,836 ha | 8,849 ha | 4,013 ha | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 2,280 ha | 2,834 ha | 554.03 ha | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna — burned area, France or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 171 ha against 107.56 ha in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna — burned area between France and Sri Lanka?
- 63.44 ha, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Sri Lanka?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do France and Sri Lanka rank globally for savanna — burned area?
- France ranks 101st and Sri Lanka ranks 99th 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.