Gabon vs Nicaragua: Savanna fires — Burned Area
Gabon
561,078 ha
in 2024
Nicaragua
490,427 ha
in 2023
Gabon rank
39th
Nicaragua rank
42nd
Savanna fires — Burned Area over time
- Gabon
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 561,078 ha against 490,427 ha in Nicaragua, a difference of 70,651 ha.
That makes Gabon's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Gabon ahead.
Gabon ranks 39th and Nicaragua ranks 42nd of 221 countries.
Gabon has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 268,160 ha | 97,257 ha | 170,903 ha | Gabon |
| 2000s | 299,805 ha | 117,784 ha | 182,021 ha | Gabon |
| 2010s | 403,438 ha | 133,699 ha | 269,738 ha | Gabon |
| 2020s | 373,664 ha | 206,297 ha | 167,367 ha | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, Gabon or Nicaragua?
- Gabon, at 561,078 ha against 490,427 ha in Nicaragua as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area between Gabon and Nicaragua?
- 70,651 ha, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Nicaragua?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Gabon and Nicaragua rank globally for savanna fires — burned area?
- Gabon ranks 39th and Nicaragua ranks 42nd 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.