China vs Portugal: Woody savanna — Burned Area
China
44,305 ha
in 2024
Portugal
68,022 ha
in 2024
China rank
29th
Portugal rank
27th
Woody savanna — Burned Area over time
- China
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 68,022 ha against 44,305 ha in China, a difference of 23,717 ha.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.5 times China's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was China ahead.
China ranks 29th and Portugal ranks 27th of 220 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 141,757 ha | 52,330 ha | 89,427 ha | China |
| 2000s | 277,561 ha | 45,150 ha | 232,411 ha | China |
| 2010s | 117,855 ha | 49,012 ha | 68,843 ha | China |
| 2020s | 60,853 ha | 25,974 ha | 34,879 ha | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher woody savanna — burned area, China or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 68,022 ha against 44,305 ha in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in woody savanna — burned area between China and Portugal?
- 23,717 ha, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Portugal?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do China and Portugal rank globally for woody savanna — burned area?
- China ranks 29th and Portugal ranks 27th of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Woody savanna — 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.