India vs Nicaragua: Savanna fires — Burned Area
India
367,817 ha
in 2024
Nicaragua
490,427 ha
in 2023
India rank
43rd
Nicaragua rank
42nd
Savanna fires — Burned Area over time
- India
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 490,427 ha against 367,817 ha in India, a difference of 122,610 ha.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.3 times India's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was India ahead.
India ranks 43rd and Nicaragua ranks 42nd of 221 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 377,571 ha | 97,257 ha | 280,314 ha | India |
| 2000s | 448,456 ha | 117,784 ha | 330,672 ha | India |
| 2010s | 509,290 ha | 133,699 ha | 375,590 ha | India |
| 2020s | 502,872 ha | 206,297 ha | 296,575 ha | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, India or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 490,427 ha against 367,817 ha in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area between India and Nicaragua?
- 122,610 ha, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Nicaragua?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do India and Nicaragua rank globally for savanna fires — burned area?
- India ranks 43rd 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.