Burkina Faso vs Central Asia: Savanna fires — Burned Area
Burkina Faso
3.26 million ha
in 2024
Central Asia
511,555 ha
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
23rd
Central Asia rank
24th
Savanna fires — Burned Area over time
- Burkina Faso
- Central Asia
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 3.26 million ha against 511,555 ha in Central Asia, a difference of 2.75 million ha.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 6.4 times Central Asia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Central Asia ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 23rd and Central Asia ranks 24th of 221 countries.
Central Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Central Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.35 million ha | 7.01 million ha | 4.66 million ha | Central Asia |
| 2000s | 2.85 million ha | 10.43 million ha | 7.58 million ha | Central Asia |
| 2010s | 1.84 million ha | 6.21 million ha | 4.37 million ha | Central Asia |
| 2020s | 1.96 million ha | 2.45 million ha | 488,384 ha | Central Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, Burkina Faso or Central Asia?
- Burkina Faso, at 3.26 million ha against 511,555 ha in Central Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area between Burkina Faso and Central Asia?
- 2.75 million ha, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Central Asia?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Central Asia rank globally for savanna fires — burned area?
- Burkina Faso ranks 23rd and Central Asia ranks 24th 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.