India vs Kenya: Savanna fires — Burned Area
India
367,817 ha
in 2024
Kenya
318,870 ha
in 2024
India rank
43rd
Kenya rank
44th
Savanna fires — Burned Area over time
- India
- Kenya
How they compare
India currently reports 367,817 ha against 318,870 ha in Kenya, a difference of 48,947 ha.
That makes India's figure about 1.2 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was India ahead.
India ranks 43rd and Kenya ranks 44th of 221 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 377,571 ha | 313,244 ha | 64,327 ha | India |
| 2000s | 448,456 ha | 255,774 ha | 192,681 ha | India |
| 2010s | 509,290 ha | 219,582 ha | 289,707 ha | India |
| 2020s | 475,861 ha | 238,012 ha | 237,849 ha | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, India or Kenya?
- India, at 367,817 ha against 318,870 ha in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area between India and Kenya?
- 48,947 ha, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Kenya?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do India and Kenya rank globally for savanna fires — burned area?
- India ranks 43rd and Kenya ranks 44th 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.