Chile vs Rwanda: Savanna fires — Burned Area
Chile
42,420 ha
in 2024
Rwanda
50,070 ha
in 2024
Chile rank
72nd
Rwanda rank
69th
Savanna fires — Burned Area over time
- Chile
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 50,070 ha against 42,420 ha in Chile, a difference of 7,650 ha.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.2 times Chile's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 72nd and Rwanda ranks 69th of 221 countries.
Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39,598 ha | 23,738 ha | 15,860 ha | Chile |
| 2000s | 31,122 ha | 20,516 ha | 10,607 ha | Chile |
| 2010s | 72,834 ha | 35,592 ha | 37,242 ha | Chile |
| 2020s | 55,752 ha | 39,813 ha | 15,939 ha | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, Chile or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 50,070 ha against 42,420 ha in Chile as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area between Chile and Rwanda?
- 7,650 ha, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Rwanda?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Chile and Rwanda rank globally for savanna fires — burned area?
- Chile ranks 72nd and Rwanda ranks 69th 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.