Burkina Faso vs Senegal: Savanna fires — Burned Area
Burkina Faso
3.26 million ha
in 2024
Senegal
3.38 million ha
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
23rd
Senegal rank
21st
Savanna fires — Burned Area over time
- Burkina Faso
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 3.38 million ha against 3.26 million ha in Burkina Faso, a difference of 125,100 ha.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Senegal ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 23rd and Senegal ranks 21st of 221 countries.
Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.35 million ha | 3.41 million ha | 1.06 million ha | Senegal |
| 2000s | 2.85 million ha | 3.70 million ha | 849,263 ha | Senegal |
| 2010s | 1.84 million ha | 3.44 million ha | 1.60 million ha | Senegal |
| 2020s | 1.96 million ha | 3.71 million ha | 1.75 million ha | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, Burkina Faso or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 3.38 million ha against 3.26 million ha in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area between Burkina Faso and Senegal?
- 125,100 ha, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Senegal?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Senegal rank globally for savanna fires — burned area?
- Burkina Faso ranks 23rd and Senegal ranks 21st 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.