Ethiopia vs Laos: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita
Ethiopia
0.0074 hectares per person
in 2025
Laos
0.0067 hectares per person
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
49th
Laos rank
52nd
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita over time
- Ethiopia
- Laos
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 0.0074 hectares per person against 0.0067 hectares per person in Laos, a difference of 0.0007 hectares per person.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Laos's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 49th and Laos ranks 52nd of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 2 and Laos in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0143 hectares per person | 0.0046 hectares per person | 0.0097 hectares per person | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 0.0113 hectares per person | 0.007 hectares per person | 0.0043 hectares per person | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 0.008 hectares per person | 0.0089 hectares per person | 0.0009 hectares per person | Laos |
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, Ethiopia or Laos?
- Ethiopia, at 0.0074 hectares per person against 0.0067 hectares per person in Laos as of 2025.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita between Ethiopia and Laos?
- 0.0007 hectares per person, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Laos?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Laos rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita?
- Ethiopia ranks 49th and Laos ranks 52nd 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.