Egypt vs Greece: Savanna fires — Burned Area
Egypt
39,357 ha
in 2024
Greece
34,370 ha
in 2024
Egypt rank
73rd
Greece rank
76th
Savanna fires — Burned Area over time
- Egypt
- Greece
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 39,357 ha against 34,370 ha in Greece, a difference of 4,987 ha.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Greece ahead.
Egypt ranks 73rd and Greece ranks 76th of 221 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,063 ha | 33,275 ha | 29,212 ha | Greece |
| 2000s | 139.49 ha | 35,862 ha | 35,723 ha | Greece |
| 2010s | 2,570 ha | 16,421 ha | 13,851 ha | Greece |
| 2020s | 30,227 ha | 55,619 ha | 25,391 ha | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, Egypt or Greece?
- Egypt, at 39,357 ha against 34,370 ha in Greece as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area between Egypt and Greece?
- 4,987 ha, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Greece?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Greece rank globally for savanna fires — burned area?
- Egypt ranks 73rd and Greece ranks 76th 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.