Gabon vs India: Savanna — Burned Area
Gabon
89,521 ha
in 2024
India
153,213 ha
in 2024
Gabon rank
40th
India rank
37th
Savanna — Burned Area over time
- Gabon
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 153,213 ha against 89,521 ha in Gabon, a difference of 63,692 ha.
That makes India's figure about 1.7 times Gabon's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was India ahead.
Gabon ranks 40th and India ranks 37th of 221 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38,925 ha | 83,278 ha | 44,353 ha | India |
| 2000s | 24,452 ha | 132,265 ha | 107,813 ha | India |
| 2010s | 35,832 ha | 161,144 ha | 125,313 ha | India |
| 2020s | 40,895 ha | 163,879 ha | 122,984 ha | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna — burned area, Gabon or India?
- India, at 153,213 ha against 89,521 ha in Gabon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna — burned area between Gabon and India?
- 63,692 ha, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and India?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Gabon and India rank globally for savanna — burned area?
- Gabon ranks 40th and India ranks 37th 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.