Benin vs Myanmar: Savanna fires — Burned Area
Benin
595,921 ha
in 2024
Myanmar
998,670 ha
in 2024
Benin rank
38th
Myanmar rank
35th
Savanna fires — Burned Area over time
- Benin
- Myanmar
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 998,670 ha against 595,921 ha in Benin, a difference of 402,749 ha.
That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.7 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 38th and Myanmar ranks 35th of 221 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and Myanmar in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.58 million ha | 936,514 ha | 647,384 ha | Benin |
| 2000s | 1.50 million ha | 1.02 million ha | 476,035 ha | Benin |
| 2010s | 999,912 ha | 1.09 million ha | 88,248 ha | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 745,634 ha | 1.04 million ha | 297,152 ha | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, Benin or Myanmar?
- Myanmar, at 998,670 ha against 595,921 ha in Benin as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area between Benin and Myanmar?
- 402,749 ha, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Myanmar?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Myanmar rank globally for savanna fires — burned area?
- Benin ranks 38th and Myanmar ranks 35th of 221 countries.
- 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.