Bhutan vs France: Savanna fires — Burned Area
Bhutan
3,686 ha
in 2024
France
1,721 ha
in 2024
Bhutan rank
103rd
France rank
106th
Savanna fires — Burned Area over time
- Bhutan
- France
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 3,686 ha against 1,721 ha in France, a difference of 1,965 ha.
That makes Bhutan's figure about 2.1 times France's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was France ahead.
Bhutan ranks 103rd and France ranks 106th of 221 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,369 ha | 9,926 ha | 7,557 ha | France |
| 2000s | 1,973 ha | 13,843 ha | 11,871 ha | France |
| 2010s | 3,937 ha | 13,234 ha | 9,298 ha | France |
| 2020s | 1,877 ha | 11,094 ha | 9,217 ha | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, Bhutan or France?
- Bhutan, at 3,686 ha against 1,721 ha in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area between Bhutan and France?
- 1,965 ha, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and France?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Bhutan and France rank globally for savanna fires — burned area?
- Bhutan ranks 103rd and France ranks 106th 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.