Sri Lanka vs Tunisia: Savanna fires — Burned Area
Sri Lanka
256.5 ha
in 2024
Tunisia
193.25 ha
in 2024
Sri Lanka rank
123rd
Tunisia rank
125th
Savanna fires — Burned Area over time
- Sri Lanka
- Tunisia
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 256.5 ha against 193.25 ha in Tunisia, a difference of 63.25 ha.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.3 times Tunisia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 123rd and Tunisia ranks 125th of 221 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 3 and Tunisia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17,176 ha | 1,952 ha | 15,224 ha | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 36,470 ha | 326.66 ha | 36,143 ha | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 12,923 ha | 4,236 ha | 8,687 ha | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 3,181 ha | 7,042 ha | 3,861 ha | Tunisia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, Sri Lanka or Tunisia?
- Sri Lanka, at 256.5 ha against 193.25 ha in Tunisia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area between Sri Lanka and Tunisia?
- 63.25 ha, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Tunisia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Sri Lanka and Tunisia rank globally for savanna fires — burned area?
- Sri Lanka ranks 123rd and Tunisia ranks 125th 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.