What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita between China and United Kingdom?

0.0001 hectares per person, with China ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for China and United Kingdom?

24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.

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.

China vs United Kingdom: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita

China

0.0001 hectares per person

in 2025

United Kingdom

0 hectares per person

in 2025

China rank

118th

United Kingdom rank

119th

Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita over time

China
United Kingdom

How they compare

China currently reports 0.0001 hectares per person against 0 hectares per person in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.0001 hectares per person.

That makes China's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.

China ranks 118th and United Kingdom ranks 119th of 206 countries.

China has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	China	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.0001 hectares per person	0 hectares per person	0.0001 hectares per person	China
2010s	0.0001 hectares per person	0 hectares per person	0.0001 hectares per person	China
2020s	0.0001 hectares per person	0 hectares per person	0.0001 hectares per person	China

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, China or United Kingdom?: China, at 0.0001 hectares per person against 0 hectares per person in United Kingdom as of 2025.
What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita between China and United Kingdom?: 0.0001 hectares per person, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and United Kingdom?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
How do China and United Kingdom rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita?: China ranks 118th and United Kingdom ranks 119th 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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Indicator: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita
Unit: hectares per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 206 places, 4,944 data points, 2002–2025
Last refreshed: 22 September 2026

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.