Laos vs Nepal: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate
Laos
-41.99 % change on previous year
in 2025
Nepal
-39.42 % change on previous year
in 2025
Laos rank
99th
Nepal rank
97th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate over time
- Laos
- Nepal
How they compare
Nepal currently reports -39.42 % change on previous year against -41.99 % change on previous year in Laos, a difference of 2.57 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Nepal ahead.
Laos ranks 99th and Nepal ranks 97th of 158 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 1 and Nepal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.72 % change on previous year | 74.88 % change on previous year | 28.16 % change on previous year | Nepal |
| 2010s | 21.45 % change on previous year | 63.4 % change on previous year | 41.95 % change on previous year | Nepal |
| 2020s | 47.68 % change on previous year | 40.28 % change on previous year | 7.4 % change on previous year | Laos |
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, Laos or Nepal?
- Nepal, at -39.42 % change on previous year against -41.99 % change on previous year in Laos as of 2025.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate between Laos and Nepal?
- 2.57 % change on previous year, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Nepal?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2025.
- How do Laos and Nepal rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate?
- Laos ranks 99th and Nepal ranks 97th 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.