Angola vs Gambia: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre
Angola
10.51 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Gambia
14.95 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Angola rank
6th
Gambia rank
3rd
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- Angola
- Gambia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 14.95 hectares per square kilometre against 10.51 hectares per square kilometre in Angola, a difference of 4.44 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.4 times Angola's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Gambia ahead.
Angola ranks 6th and Gambia ranks 3rd of 206 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.31 hectares per square kilometre | 12.8 hectares per square kilometre | 1.49 hectares per square kilometre | Gambia |
| 2010s | 10.66 hectares per square kilometre | 12.59 hectares per square kilometre | 1.92 hectares per square kilometre | Gambia |
| 2020s | 9.46 hectares per square kilometre | 13.63 hectares per square kilometre | 4.17 hectares per square kilometre | Gambia |
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 Gambia?
- Gambia, at 14.95 hectares per square kilometre against 10.51 hectares per square kilometre in Angola as of 2023.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre between Angola and Gambia?
- 4.44 hectares per square kilometre, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Gambia?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Angola and Gambia rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Angola ranks 6th and Gambia ranks 3rd 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.