Greenland vs Sweden: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita

Greenland
0 hectares per person
in 2025
Sweden
0 hectares per person
in 2025
Greenland rank
145th
Sweden rank
145th

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

  • Greenland
  • Sweden
00.010.020.030.04200220132025

How they compare

Greenland currently reports 0 hectares per person against 0 hectares per person in Sweden, a difference of 0 hectares per person.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Sweden ahead.

Greenland ranks 145th and Sweden ranks 145th of 206 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Greenland averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greenland Sweden Difference Ahead
2000s 0 hectares per person 0 hectares per person 0 hectares per person Sweden
2010s 0.0044 hectares per person 0 hectares per person 0.0044 hectares per person Greenland
2020s 0 hectares per person 0 hectares per person 0 hectares per person

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, Greenland or Sweden?
Greenland, at 0 hectares per person against 0 hectares per person in Sweden as of 2025.
What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita between Greenland and Sweden?
0 hectares per person, with Greenland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Sweden?
24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
How do Greenland and Sweden rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita?
Greenland ranks 145th and Sweden ranks 145th 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.