Kenya vs Nicaragua: Savanna fires — Burned Area
Kenya
318,870 ha
in 2024
Nicaragua
490,427 ha
in 2023
Kenya rank
44th
Nicaragua rank
42nd
Savanna fires — Burned Area over time
- Kenya
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 490,427 ha against 318,870 ha in Kenya, a difference of 171,557 ha.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.5 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 44th and Nicaragua ranks 42nd of 221 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 313,244 ha | 97,257 ha | 215,987 ha | Kenya |
| 2000s | 255,774 ha | 117,784 ha | 137,991 ha | Kenya |
| 2010s | 219,582 ha | 133,699 ha | 85,883 ha | Kenya |
| 2020s | 217,797 ha | 206,297 ha | 11,501 ha | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, Kenya or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 490,427 ha against 318,870 ha in Kenya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area between Kenya and Nicaragua?
- 171,557 ha, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Nicaragua?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Nicaragua rank globally for savanna fires — burned area?
- Kenya ranks 44th 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.