Argentina vs Brazil: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre
Argentina
0.3787 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Brazil
0.4382 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Argentina rank
51st
Brazil rank
48th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- Argentina
- Brazil
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 0.4382 hectares per square kilometre against 0.3787 hectares per square kilometre in Argentina, a difference of 0.0595 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.2 times Argentina's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Argentina ahead.
Argentina ranks 51st and Brazil ranks 48th of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 1 and Brazil in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Brazil | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7265 hectares per square kilometre | 0.6738 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0528 hectares per square kilometre | Argentina |
| 2010s | 0.5401 hectares per square kilometre | 0.6514 hectares per square kilometre | 0.1113 hectares per square kilometre | Brazil |
| 2020s | 0.5259 hectares per square kilometre | 0.5789 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0531 hectares per square kilometre | Brazil |
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, Argentina or Brazil?
- Brazil, at 0.4382 hectares per square kilometre against 0.3787 hectares per square kilometre in Argentina as of 2023.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre between Argentina and Brazil?
- 0.0595 hectares per square kilometre, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Brazil?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Argentina and Brazil rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Argentina ranks 51st and Brazil ranks 48th 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.