Indonesia vs Nepal: Savanna — Burned Area
Indonesia
34,628 ha
in 2024
Nepal
46,296 ha
in 2024
Indonesia rank
53rd
Nepal rank
50th
Savanna — Burned Area over time
- Indonesia
- Nepal
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 46,296 ha against 34,628 ha in Indonesia, a difference of 11,668 ha.
That makes Nepal's figure about 1.3 times Indonesia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Indonesia ahead.
Indonesia ranks 53rd and Nepal ranks 50th of 221 countries.
Indonesia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 185,060 ha | 7,128 ha | 177,932 ha | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 261,466 ha | 6,734 ha | 254,732 ha | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 250,112 ha | 11,304 ha | 238,808 ha | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 87,744 ha | 26,573 ha | 61,171 ha | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna — burned area, Indonesia or Nepal?
- Nepal, at 46,296 ha against 34,628 ha in Indonesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna — burned area between Indonesia and Nepal?
- 11,668 ha, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Nepal?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Indonesia and Nepal rank globally for savanna — burned area?
- Indonesia ranks 53rd and Nepal ranks 50th 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.