Kenya vs Rwanda: Savanna — Burned Area
Kenya
24,490 ha
in 2024
Rwanda
14,232 ha
in 2024
Kenya rank
58th
Rwanda rank
61st
Savanna — Burned Area over time
- Kenya
- Rwanda
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 24,490 ha against 14,232 ha in Rwanda, a difference of 10,258 ha.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.7 times Rwanda's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 58th and Rwanda ranks 61st of 221 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 79,690 ha | 7,158 ha | 72,532 ha | Kenya |
| 2000s | 51,703 ha | 4,333 ha | 47,370 ha | Kenya |
| 2010s | 26,807 ha | 4,755 ha | 22,052 ha | Kenya |
| 2020s | 24,854 ha | 9,317 ha | 15,536 ha | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna — burned area, Kenya or Rwanda?
- Kenya, at 24,490 ha against 14,232 ha in Rwanda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna — burned area between Kenya and Rwanda?
- 10,258 ha, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Rwanda?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Rwanda rank globally for savanna — burned area?
- Kenya ranks 58th and Rwanda ranks 61st 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.
Individual pages
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.