Italy vs Saudi Arabia: Savanna fires — Burned Area
Italy
4,512 ha
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
5,617 ha
in 2024
Italy rank
100th
Saudi Arabia rank
98th
Savanna fires — Burned Area over time
- Italy
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 5,617 ha against 4,512 ha in Italy, a difference of 1,105 ha.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.2 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 100th and Saudi Arabia ranks 98th of 221 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 3 and Saudi Arabia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14,068 ha | 6,233 ha | 7,835 ha | Italy |
| 2000s | 16,839 ha | 22,283 ha | 5,443 ha | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 13,771 ha | 3,046 ha | 10,725 ha | Italy |
| 2020s | 18,755 ha | 5,136 ha | 13,619 ha | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, Italy or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 5,617 ha against 4,512 ha in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area between Italy and Saudi Arabia?
- 1,105 ha, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Saudi Arabia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Saudi Arabia rank globally for savanna fires — burned area?
- Italy ranks 100th and Saudi Arabia ranks 98th 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.