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

0.0014 hectares per person, with Cyprus ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and United States?

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.

Cyprus vs United States: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita

Cyprus

0.0047 hectares per person

in 2025

United States

0.0033 hectares per person

in 2025

Cyprus rank

61st

United States rank

63rd

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

Cyprus
United States

How they compare

Cyprus currently reports 0.0047 hectares per person against 0.0033 hectares per person in United States, a difference of 0.0014 hectares per person.

That makes Cyprus's figure about 1.4 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was United States ahead.

Cyprus ranks 61st and United States ranks 63rd of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cyprus	United States	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.0008 hectares per person	0.0048 hectares per person	0.004 hectares per person	United States
2010s	0.0007 hectares per person	0.0047 hectares per person	0.004 hectares per person	United States
2020s	0.0018 hectares per person	0.0046 hectares per person	0.0028 hectares per person	United States

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, Cyprus or United States?: Cyprus, at 0.0047 hectares per person against 0.0033 hectares per person in United States as of 2025.
What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita between Cyprus and United States?: 0.0014 hectares per person, with Cyprus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and United States?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
How do Cyprus and United States rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita?: Cyprus ranks 61st and United States ranks 63rd 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.