Americas vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Savanna fires — Burned Area
Americas
40.27 million ha
in 2024
Lao People's Democratic Republic
579,820 ha
in 2024
Americas rank
9th
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
9th
Savanna fires — Burned Area over time
- Americas
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
How they compare
Americas currently reports 40.27 million ha against 579,820 ha in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 39.69 million ha.
That makes Americas's figure about 69.5 times Lao People's Democratic Republic's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 9th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 9th of 31 groups.
Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | Lao People's Democratic Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.08 million ha | 226,273 ha | 27.85 million ha | Americas |
| 2000s | 32.81 million ha | 251,928 ha | 32.56 million ha | Americas |
| 2010s | 31.90 million ha | 386,782 ha | 31.51 million ha | Americas |
| 2020s | 34.69 million ha | 514,599 ha | 34.18 million ha | Americas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, Americas or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Americas, at 40.27 million ha against 579,820 ha in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area between Americas and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- 39.69 million ha, with Americas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Americas and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for savanna fires — burned area?
- Americas ranks 9th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 9th of 31 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Savanna fires — 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.