Spain vs Suriname: Savanna fires — Burned Area
Spain
21,463 ha
in 2024
Suriname
28,895 ha
in 2024
Spain rank
81st
Suriname rank
78th
Savanna fires — Burned Area over time
- Spain
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 28,895 ha against 21,463 ha in Spain, a difference of 7,432 ha.
That makes Suriname's figure about 1.3 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Spain ahead.
Spain ranks 81st and Suriname ranks 78th of 221 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65,242 ha | 10,635 ha | 54,607 ha | Spain |
| 2000s | 82,534 ha | 17,372 ha | 65,161 ha | Spain |
| 2010s | 57,704 ha | 17,956 ha | 39,748 ha | Spain |
| 2020s | 77,997 ha | 16,430 ha | 61,566 ha | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, Spain or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 28,895 ha against 21,463 ha in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area between Spain and Suriname?
- 7,432 ha, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Suriname?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Spain and Suriname rank globally for savanna fires — burned area?
- Spain ranks 81st and Suriname ranks 78th 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.