Angola vs Burkina Faso: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre
Angola
10.51 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Burkina Faso
9.21 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Angola rank
6th
Burkina Faso rank
7th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- Angola
- Burkina Faso
How they compare
Angola currently reports 10.51 hectares per square kilometre against 9.21 hectares per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, a difference of 1.3 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes Angola's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Angola ranks 6th and Burkina Faso ranks 7th of 206 countries.
Angola has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Burkina Faso | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.31 hectares per square kilometre | 10.76 hectares per square kilometre | 0.5447 hectares per square kilometre | Angola |
| 2010s | 10.66 hectares per square kilometre | 7.02 hectares per square kilometre | 3.64 hectares per square kilometre | Angola |
| 2020s | 9.46 hectares per square kilometre | 6.37 hectares per square kilometre | 3.09 hectares per square kilometre | Angola |
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, Angola or Burkina Faso?
- Angola, at 10.51 hectares per square kilometre against 9.21 hectares per square kilometre in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre between Angola and Burkina Faso?
- 1.3 hectares per square kilometre, with Angola ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Burkina Faso?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Angola and Burkina Faso rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Angola ranks 6th and Burkina Faso ranks 7th 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.