New Caledonia vs Saudi Arabia: Savanna fires — Burned Area
New Caledonia
7,171 ha
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
5,617 ha
in 2024
New Caledonia rank
95th
Saudi Arabia rank
98th
Savanna fires — Burned Area over time
- New Caledonia
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
New Caledonia currently reports 7,171 ha against 5,617 ha in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 1,554 ha.
That makes New Caledonia's figure about 1.3 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
New Caledonia ranks 95th and Saudi Arabia ranks 98th of 221 countries.
Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Caledonia | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,303 ha | 6,233 ha | 3,931 ha | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 3,112 ha | 22,283 ha | 19,171 ha | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 2,541 ha | 3,046 ha | 505.39 ha | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 3,262 ha | 5,136 ha | 1,874 ha | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, New Caledonia or Saudi Arabia?
- New Caledonia, at 7,171 ha against 5,617 ha in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area between New Caledonia and Saudi Arabia?
- 1,554 ha, with New Caledonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Caledonia and Saudi Arabia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do New Caledonia and Saudi Arabia rank globally for savanna fires — burned area?
- New Caledonia ranks 95th 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.