Rwanda vs Sri Lanka: Woody savanna — Burned Area
Rwanda
21.37 ha
in 2024
Sri Lanka
42.75 ha
in 2024
Rwanda rank
96th
Sri Lanka rank
94th
Woody savanna — Burned Area over time
- Rwanda
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 42.75 ha against 21.37 ha in Rwanda, a difference of 21.38 ha.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 2.0 times Rwanda's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Rwanda ranks 96th and Sri Lanka ranks 94th of 220 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,288 ha | 2,695 ha | 592.42 ha | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 448.66 ha | 3,483 ha | 3,035 ha | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 10.69 ha | 1,528 ha | 1,518 ha | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 12.82 ha | 149.62 ha | 136.8 ha | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher woody savanna — burned area, Rwanda or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 42.75 ha against 21.37 ha in Rwanda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in woody savanna — burned area between Rwanda and Sri Lanka?
- 21.38 ha, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Sri Lanka?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Rwanda and Sri Lanka rank globally for woody savanna — burned area?
- Rwanda ranks 96th and Sri Lanka ranks 94th 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.