El Salvador vs Jamaica: Savanna fires — Burned Area
El Salvador
898.21 ha
in 2024
Jamaica
770.33 ha
in 2024
El Salvador rank
113th
Jamaica rank
115th
Savanna fires — Burned Area over time
- El Salvador
- Jamaica
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 898.21 ha against 770.33 ha in Jamaica, a difference of 127.88 ha.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.2 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 113th and Jamaica ranks 115th of 221 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,772 ha | 400.91 ha | 2,371 ha | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 2,394 ha | 444.9 ha | 1,949 ha | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 6,206 ha | 502.85 ha | 5,703 ha | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 2,143 ha | 372.33 ha | 1,771 ha | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, El Salvador or Jamaica?
- El Salvador, at 898.21 ha against 770.33 ha in Jamaica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area between El Salvador and Jamaica?
- 127.88 ha, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Jamaica?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Jamaica rank globally for savanna fires — burned area?
- El Salvador ranks 113th and Jamaica ranks 115th 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.