Chile vs Syria: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita
Chile
0.0007 hectares per person
in 2025
Syria
0.0005 hectares per person
in 2025
Chile rank
84th
Syria rank
86th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita over time
- Chile
- Syria
How they compare
Chile currently reports 0.0007 hectares per person against 0.0005 hectares per person in Syria, a difference of 0.0002 hectares per person.
That makes Chile's figure about 1.4 times Syria's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 84th and Syria ranks 86th of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 2 and Syria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0011 hectares per person | 0.0001 hectares per person | 0.001 hectares per person | Chile |
| 2010s | 0.0013 hectares per person | 0.001 hectares per person | 0.0003 hectares per person | Chile |
| 2020s | 0.001 hectares per person | 0.001 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita, Chile or Syria?
- Chile, at 0.0007 hectares per person against 0.0005 hectares per person in Syria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita between Chile and Syria?
- 0.0002 hectares per person, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Syria?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Syria rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita?
- Chile ranks 84th and Syria ranks 86th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.