Benin vs Burkina Faso: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate
Benin
-2.72 % change on previous year
in 2025
Burkina Faso
-1.7 % change on previous year
in 2025
Benin rank
56th
Burkina Faso rank
53rd
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate over time
- Benin
- Burkina Faso
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports -1.7 % change on previous year against -2.72 % change on previous year in Benin, a difference of 1.02 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 56th and Burkina Faso ranks 53rd of 158 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Burkina Faso in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Burkina Faso | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -2.57 % change on previous year | -2.33 % change on previous year | 0.2394 % change on previous year | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 3.4 % change on previous year | -3.9 % change on previous year | 7.3 % change on previous year | Benin |
| 2020s | -4.73 % change on previous year | 21.62 % change on previous year | 26.35 % change on previous year | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate, Benin or Burkina Faso?
- Burkina Faso, at -1.7 % change on previous year against -2.72 % change on previous year in Benin as of 2025.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate between Benin and Burkina Faso?
- 1.02 % change on previous year, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Burkina Faso?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Burkina Faso rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate?
- Benin ranks 56th and Burkina Faso ranks 53rd of 158 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Area burned by wildfires by land cover type. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.