China vs Thailand: Savanna fires — Burned Area
China
257,196 ha
in 2024
Thailand
265,102 ha
in 2024
China rank
51st
Thailand rank
48th
Savanna fires — Burned Area over time
- China
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 265,102 ha against 257,196 ha in China, a difference of 7,906 ha.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was China ahead.
China ranks 51st and Thailand ranks 48th of 221 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 429,063 ha | 381,232 ha | 47,831 ha | China |
| 2000s | 773,789 ha | 492,989 ha | 280,800 ha | China |
| 2010s | 497,071 ha | 398,804 ha | 98,266 ha | China |
| 2020s | 292,506 ha | 264,756 ha | 27,750 ha | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, China or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 265,102 ha against 257,196 ha in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area between China and Thailand?
- 7,906 ha, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Thailand?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do China and Thailand rank globally for savanna fires — burned area?
- China ranks 51st and Thailand ranks 48th 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.