Italy vs Portugal: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate
Italy
566.66 % change on previous year
in 2025
Portugal
904.61 % change on previous year
in 2025
Italy rank
4th
Portugal rank
2nd
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate over time
- Italy
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 904.61 % change on previous year against 566.66 % change on previous year in Italy, a difference of 337.95 % change on previous year.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.6 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Portugal ahead.
Italy ranks 4th and Portugal ranks 2nd of 158 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.63 % change on previous year | 22.2 % change on previous year | 0.4327 % change on previous year | Italy |
| 2010s | 80.28 % change on previous year | 34.89 % change on previous year | 45.39 % change on previous year | Italy |
| 2020s | 160.67 % change on previous year | 198.73 % change on previous year | 38.06 % change on previous year | Portugal |
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, Italy or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 904.61 % change on previous year against 566.66 % change on previous year in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate between Italy and Portugal?
- 337.95 % change on previous year, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Portugal?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Portugal rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate?
- Italy ranks 4th and Portugal ranks 2nd 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.