Kenya vs United States: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita
Kenya
0.0048 hectares per person
in 2025
United States
0.0033 hectares per person
in 2025
Kenya rank
60th
United States rank
63rd
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita over time
- Kenya
- United States
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 0.0048 hectares per person against 0.0033 hectares per person in United States, a difference of 0.0015 hectares per person.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.4 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 60th and United States ranks 63rd of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and United States in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0063 hectares per person | 0.0048 hectares per person | 0.0016 hectares per person | Kenya |
| 2010s | 0.0045 hectares per person | 0.0047 hectares per person | 0.0002 hectares per person | United States |
| 2020s | 0.0044 hectares per person | 0.0046 hectares per person | 0.0002 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, Kenya or United States?
- Kenya, at 0.0048 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 Kenya and United States?
- 0.0015 hectares per person, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and United States?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and United States rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita?
- Kenya ranks 60th 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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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.