Austria vs Germany: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre
Austria
0.0005 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Germany
0.0003 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Austria rank
139th
Germany rank
141st
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- Austria
- Germany
How they compare
Austria currently reports 0.0005 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0003 hectares per square kilometre in Germany, a difference of 0.0002 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes Austria's figure about 1.7 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 139th and Germany ranks 141st of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 2 and Germany in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0006 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0001 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0005 hectares per square kilometre | Austria |
| 2010s | 0.0008 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0003 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0005 hectares per square kilometre | Austria |
| 2020s | 0.0005 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0006 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0001 hectares per square kilometre | Germany |
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, Austria or Germany?
- Austria, at 0.0005 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0003 hectares per square kilometre in Germany as of 2023.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre between Austria and Germany?
- 0.0002 hectares per square kilometre, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Germany?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Austria and Germany rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Austria ranks 139th and Germany ranks 141st 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.