Gambia vs Nepal: Savanna fires — Burned Area
Gambia
144,650 ha
in 2024
Nepal
140,096 ha
in 2024
Gambia rank
58th
Nepal rank
59th
Savanna fires — Burned Area over time
- Gambia
- Nepal
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 144,650 ha against 140,096 ha in Nepal, a difference of 4,554 ha.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 58th and Nepal ranks 59th of 221 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 154,379 ha | 28,922 ha | 125,457 ha | Gambia |
| 2000s | 132,509 ha | 29,551 ha | 102,958 ha | Gambia |
| 2010s | 125,444 ha | 47,284 ha | 78,160 ha | Gambia |
| 2020s | 135,767 ha | 75,930 ha | 59,837 ha | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, Gambia or Nepal?
- Gambia, at 144,650 ha against 140,096 ha in Nepal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area between Gambia and Nepal?
- 4,554 ha, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Nepal?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and Nepal rank globally for savanna fires — burned area?
- Gambia ranks 58th and Nepal ranks 59th 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.