Afghanistan vs Somalia: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre
Afghanistan
0.0048 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Somalia
0.0053 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
121st
Somalia rank
119th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- Afghanistan
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 0.0053 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0048 hectares per square kilometre in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.0005 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 121st and Somalia ranks 119th of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Somalia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0402 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0552 hectares per square kilometre | 0.015 hectares per square kilometre | Somalia |
| 2010s | 0.0125 hectares per square kilometre | 0.03 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0174 hectares per square kilometre | Somalia |
| 2020s | 0.0111 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0103 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0008 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 Somalia?
- Somalia, at 0.0053 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 Somalia?
- 0.0005 hectares per square kilometre, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Somalia?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Somalia rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Afghanistan ranks 121st and Somalia ranks 119th 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.