Austria vs Hungary: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre

Austria
0.0005 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Hungary
0.0002 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Austria rank
139th
Hungary rank
142nd

Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre over time

  • Austria
  • Hungary
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How they compare

Austria currently reports 0.0005 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0002 hectares per square kilometre in Hungary, a difference of 0.0003 hectares per square kilometre.

That makes Austria's figure about 2.2 times Hungary's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Hungary ahead.

Austria ranks 139th and Hungary ranks 142nd of 206 countries.

Hungary has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Hungary Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0006 hectares per square kilometre 0.0175 hectares per square kilometre 0.0169 hectares per square kilometre Hungary
2010s 0.0008 hectares per square kilometre 0.0049 hectares per square kilometre 0.0041 hectares per square kilometre Hungary
2020s 0.0005 hectares per square kilometre 0.0055 hectares per square kilometre 0.005 hectares per square kilometre Hungary

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 Hungary?
Austria, at 0.0005 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0002 hectares per square kilometre in Hungary as of 2023.
What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre between Austria and Hungary?
0.0003 hectares per square kilometre, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Hungary?
22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do Austria and Hungary rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
Austria ranks 139th and Hungary ranks 142nd 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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Indicator
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre
Unit
hectares per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
206 places, 4,504 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

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.