Americas vs Mali: Savanna fires — Burned Area
Americas
40.27 million ha
in 2024
Mali
6.49 million ha
in 2024
Americas rank
9th
Mali rank
12th
Savanna fires — Burned Area over time
- Americas
- Mali
How they compare
Americas currently reports 40.27 million ha against 6.49 million ha in Mali, a difference of 33.78 million ha.
That makes Americas's figure about 6.2 times Mali's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 9th and Mali ranks 12th of 31 groups.
Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.08 million ha | 5.96 million ha | 22.12 million ha | Americas |
| 2000s | 32.81 million ha | 6.58 million ha | 26.24 million ha | Americas |
| 2010s | 31.90 million ha | 5.28 million ha | 26.62 million ha | Americas |
| 2020s | 34.69 million ha | 5.80 million ha | 28.89 million ha | Americas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, Americas or Mali?
- Americas, at 40.27 million ha against 6.49 million ha in Mali as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area between Americas and Mali?
- 33.78 million ha, with Americas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Mali?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Americas and Mali rank globally for savanna fires — burned area?
- Americas ranks 9th and Mali ranks 12th 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.