Ukraine vs United States: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita
Ukraine
0.0047 hectares per person
in 2025
United States
0.0033 hectares per person
in 2025
Ukraine rank
62nd
United States rank
63rd
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita over time
- Ukraine
- United States
How they compare
Ukraine 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 Ukraine'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.
Ukraine ranks 62nd 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 | Ukraine | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0015 hectares per person | 0.0048 hectares per person | 0.0033 hectares per person | United States |
| 2010s | 0.0015 hectares per person | 0.0047 hectares per person | 0.0032 hectares per person | United States |
| 2020s | 0.0027 hectares per person | 0.0046 hectares per person | 0.0019 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, Ukraine or United States?
- Ukraine, 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 Ukraine and United States?
- 0.0014 hectares per person, with Ukraine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ukraine and United States?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Ukraine and United States rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita?
- Ukraine ranks 62nd 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.