India vs Kazakhstan: Savanna fires — Burned Area
India
367,817 ha
in 2024
Kazakhstan
503,156 ha
in 2024
India rank
43rd
Kazakhstan rank
41st
Savanna fires — Burned Area over time
- India
- Kazakhstan
How they compare
Kazakhstan currently reports 503,156 ha against 367,817 ha in India, a difference of 135,339 ha.
That makes Kazakhstan's figure about 1.4 times India's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Kazakhstan has been ahead every year.
India ranks 43rd and Kazakhstan ranks 41st of 221 countries.
Kazakhstan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Kazakhstan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 359,589 ha | 6.89 million ha | 6.53 million ha | Kazakhstan |
| 2000s | 448,456 ha | 10.26 million ha | 9.81 million ha | Kazakhstan |
| 2010s | 509,290 ha | 6.05 million ha | 5.54 million ha | Kazakhstan |
| 2020s | 475,861 ha | 2.37 million ha | 1.90 million ha | Kazakhstan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, India or Kazakhstan?
- Kazakhstan, at 503,156 ha against 367,817 ha in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area between India and Kazakhstan?
- 135,339 ha, with Kazakhstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Kazakhstan?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
- How do India and Kazakhstan rank globally for savanna fires — burned area?
- India ranks 43rd and Kazakhstan ranks 41st 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.