Ethiopia vs Myanmar: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita

Ethiopia
0.0074 hectares per person
in 2025
Myanmar
0.0069 hectares per person
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
49th
Myanmar rank
50th

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

  • Ethiopia
  • Myanmar
00.0050.010.015200220132025

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 0.0074 hectares per person against 0.0069 hectares per person in Myanmar, a difference of 0.0005 hectares per person.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Myanmar's.

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

Ethiopia ranks 49th and Myanmar ranks 50th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Myanmar Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0143 hectares per person 0.0021 hectares per person 0.0122 hectares per person Ethiopia
2010s 0.0113 hectares per person 0.0029 hectares per person 0.0084 hectares per person Ethiopia
2020s 0.008 hectares per person 0.0049 hectares per person 0.003 hectares per person Ethiopia

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 Myanmar?
Ethiopia, at 0.0074 hectares per person against 0.0069 hectares per person in Myanmar as of 2025.
What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita between Ethiopia and Myanmar?
0.0005 hectares per person, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Myanmar?
24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
How do Ethiopia and Myanmar rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita?
Ethiopia ranks 49th and Myanmar ranks 50th 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.