Kenya vs Sri Lanka: Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square
Kenya
0.6703 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
0.7293 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Kenya rank
74th
Sri Lanka rank
72nd
Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square over time
- Kenya
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.7293 t per square kilometre against 0.6703 t per square kilometre in Kenya, a difference of 0.059 t per square kilometre.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 74th and Sri Lanka ranks 72nd of 188 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.15 t per square kilometre | 1.91 t per square kilometre | 2.24 t per square kilometre | Kenya |
| 2000s | 2.54 t per square kilometre | 3.83 t per square kilometre | 1.29 t per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 2.13 t per square kilometre | 1.35 t per square kilometre | 0.7766 t per square kilometre | Kenya |
| 2020s | 2.05 t per square kilometre | 0.4312 t per square kilometre | 1.62 t per square kilometre | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), Kenya or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.7293 t per square kilometre against 0.6703 t per square kilometre in Kenya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) between Kenya and Sri Lanka?
- 0.059 t per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sri Lanka?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Sri Lanka rank globally for savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
- Kenya ranks 74th and Sri Lanka ranks 72nd of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.