Eswatini vs Gambia: Savanna fires — Burned Area
Eswatini
118,811 ha
in 2024
Gambia
144,650 ha
in 2024
Eswatini rank
60th
Gambia rank
58th
Savanna fires — Burned Area over time
- Eswatini
- Gambia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 144,650 ha against 118,811 ha in Eswatini, a difference of 25,839 ha.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.2 times Eswatini's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Gambia ahead.
Eswatini ranks 60th and Gambia ranks 58th of 221 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60,123 ha | 154,379 ha | 94,256 ha | Gambia |
| 2000s | 59,011 ha | 132,509 ha | 73,498 ha | Gambia |
| 2010s | 61,988 ha | 125,444 ha | 63,456 ha | Gambia |
| 2020s | 59,952 ha | 135,767 ha | 75,815 ha | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, Eswatini or Gambia?
- Gambia, at 144,650 ha against 118,811 ha in Eswatini as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area between Eswatini and Gambia?
- 25,839 ha, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Gambia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Eswatini and Gambia rank globally for savanna fires — burned area?
- Eswatini ranks 60th and Gambia ranks 58th 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.