Ethiopia vs Senegal: Savanna fires — Burned Area
Ethiopia
3.28 million ha
in 2024
Senegal
3.38 million ha
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
22nd
Senegal rank
21st
Savanna fires — Burned Area over time
- Ethiopia
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 3.38 million ha against 3.28 million ha in Ethiopia, a difference of 98,330 ha.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 22nd and Senegal ranks 21st of 221 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 3 and Senegal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.24 million ha | 3.33 million ha | 1.91 million ha | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 5.06 million ha | 3.70 million ha | 1.36 million ha | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 4.49 million ha | 3.44 million ha | 1.05 million ha | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 3.63 million ha | 3.71 million ha | 82,056 ha | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, Ethiopia or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 3.38 million ha against 3.28 million ha in Ethiopia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area between Ethiopia and Senegal?
- 98,330 ha, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Senegal?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Senegal rank globally for savanna fires — burned area?
- Ethiopia ranks 22nd and Senegal ranks 21st 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.