Afghanistan vs New Caledonia: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre
Afghanistan
0.0048 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
New Caledonia
0.0059 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
121st
New Caledonia rank
118th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- Afghanistan
- New Caledonia
How they compare
New Caledonia currently reports 0.0059 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0048 hectares per square kilometre in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.0011 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes New Caledonia's figure about 1.2 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was New Caledonia ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 121st and New Caledonia ranks 118th of 206 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | New Caledonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0402 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0094 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0308 hectares per square kilometre | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 0.0125 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0062 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0063 hectares per square kilometre | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 0.0111 hectares per square kilometre | 0.007 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0041 hectares per square kilometre | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre, Afghanistan or New Caledonia?
- New Caledonia, at 0.0059 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0048 hectares per square kilometre in Afghanistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre between Afghanistan and New Caledonia?
- 0.0011 hectares per square kilometre, with New Caledonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and New Caledonia?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and New Caledonia rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Afghanistan ranks 121st and New Caledonia ranks 118th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.