Colombia vs Ethiopia: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita
Colombia
0.0084 hectares per person
in 2025
Ethiopia
0.0074 hectares per person
in 2025
Colombia rank
47th
Ethiopia rank
49th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita over time
- Colombia
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 0.0084 hectares per person against 0.0074 hectares per person in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.001 hectares per person.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Colombia ranks 47th and Ethiopia ranks 49th of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 2 and Ethiopia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0143 hectares per person | 0.0143 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | Colombia |
| 2010s | 0.0101 hectares per person | 0.0113 hectares per person | 0.0013 hectares per person | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 0.0104 hectares per person | 0.008 hectares per person | 0.0025 hectares per person | Colombia |
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, Colombia or Ethiopia?
- Colombia, at 0.0084 hectares per person against 0.0074 hectares per person in Ethiopia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita between Colombia and Ethiopia?
- 0.001 hectares per person, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Ethiopia?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Ethiopia rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita?
- Colombia ranks 47th and Ethiopia ranks 49th 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.