Colombia vs Russia: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita

Colombia
0.0084 hectares per person
in 2025
Russia
0.0081 hectares per person
in 2025
Colombia rank
47th
Russia rank
48th

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

  • Colombia
  • Russia
0.010.020.030.04200220132025

How they compare

Colombia currently reports 0.0084 hectares per person against 0.0081 hectares per person in Russia, a difference of 0.0003 hectares per person.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Russia ahead.

Colombia ranks 47th and Russia ranks 48th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Russia Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0143 hectares per person 0.0224 hectares per person 0.0081 hectares per person Russia
2010s 0.0101 hectares per person 0.0167 hectares per person 0.0066 hectares per person Russia
2020s 0.0104 hectares per person 0.0133 hectares per person 0.0028 hectares per person Russia

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 Russia?
Colombia, at 0.0084 hectares per person against 0.0081 hectares per person in Russia as of 2025.
What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita between Colombia and Russia?
0.0003 hectares per person, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Russia?
24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
How do Colombia and Russia rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita?
Colombia ranks 47th and Russia ranks 48th 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

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.