Eritrea vs Somalia: Savanna fires — Burned Area
Eritrea
9,582 ha
in 2024
Somalia
12,374 ha
in 2024
Eritrea rank
90th
Somalia rank
88th
Savanna fires — Burned Area over time
- Eritrea
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 12,374 ha against 9,582 ha in Eritrea, a difference of 2,792 ha.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.3 times Eritrea's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Eritrea ahead.
Eritrea ranks 90th and Somalia ranks 88th of 221 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 2 and Somalia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49,218 ha | 20,938 ha | 28,280 ha | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 25,356 ha | 27,810 ha | 2,454 ha | Somalia |
| 2010s | 4,470 ha | 18,387 ha | 13,917 ha | Somalia |
| 2020s | 25,619 ha | 7,668 ha | 17,951 ha | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, Eritrea or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 12,374 ha against 9,582 ha in Eritrea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area between Eritrea and Somalia?
- 2,792 ha, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Somalia?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
- How do Eritrea and Somalia rank globally for savanna fires — burned area?
- Eritrea ranks 90th and Somalia ranks 88th 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.