Austria vs Switzerland: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre
Austria
0.0005 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Switzerland
0.0005 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Austria rank
139th
Switzerland rank
137th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- Austria
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.0005 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0005 hectares per square kilometre in Austria, a difference of 0 hectares per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 139th and Switzerland ranks 137th of 206 countries.
Austria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0006 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0004 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0002 hectares per square kilometre | Austria |
| 2010s | 0.0008 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0006 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0002 hectares per square kilometre | Austria |
| 2020s | 0.0005 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0001 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0004 hectares per square kilometre | Austria |
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 Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 0.0005 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0005 hectares per square kilometre in Austria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre between Austria and Switzerland?
- 0 hectares per square kilometre, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Switzerland?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Austria and Switzerland rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Austria ranks 139th and Switzerland ranks 137th 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.