Central Asia vs Senegal: Savanna fires — Burned Area
Central Asia
511,555 ha
in 2024
Senegal
3.38 million ha
in 2024
Central Asia rank
24th
Senegal rank
21st
Savanna fires — Burned Area over time
- Central Asia
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 3.38 million ha against 511,555 ha in Central Asia, a difference of 2.87 million ha.
That makes Senegal's figure about 6.6 times Central Asia's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Central Asia ahead.
Central Asia ranks 24th and Senegal ranks 21st of 31 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Central Asia averaged higher in 3 and Senegal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central Asia | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.01 million ha | 3.36 million ha | 3.65 million ha | Central Asia |
| 2000s | 10.43 million ha | 3.70 million ha | 6.73 million ha | Central Asia |
| 2010s | 6.21 million ha | 3.44 million ha | 2.76 million ha | Central Asia |
| 2020s | 2.45 million ha | 3.71 million ha | 1.26 million ha | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, Central Asia or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 3.38 million ha against 511,555 ha in Central Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area between Central Asia and Senegal?
- 2.87 million ha, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central Asia and Senegal?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
- How do Central Asia and Senegal rank globally for savanna fires — burned area?
- Central Asia ranks 24th and Senegal ranks 21st 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.