India vs Southern Asia: Woody savanna — Burned Area
India
139,372 ha
in 2024
Southern Asia
270,674 ha
in 2024
India rank
16th
Southern Asia rank
18th
Woody savanna — Burned Area over time
- India
- Southern Asia
How they compare
Southern Asia currently reports 270,674 ha against 139,372 ha in India, a difference of 131,302 ha.
That makes Southern Asia's figure about 1.9 times India's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Southern Asia has been ahead every year.
India ranks 16th and Southern Asia ranks 18th of 220 countries.
Southern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Southern Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 205,557 ha | 245,704 ha | 40,146 ha | Southern Asia |
| 2000s | 184,726 ha | 243,935 ha | 59,209 ha | Southern Asia |
| 2010s | 188,494 ha | 247,006 ha | 58,511 ha | Southern Asia |
| 2020s | 133,001 ha | 207,659 ha | 74,658 ha | Southern Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher woody savanna — burned area, India or Southern Asia?
- Southern Asia, at 270,674 ha against 139,372 ha in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in woody savanna — burned area between India and Southern Asia?
- 131,302 ha, with Southern Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Southern Asia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do India and Southern Asia rank globally for woody savanna — burned area?
- India ranks 16th and Southern Asia ranks 18th 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.