Bahamas vs China: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre
Bahamas
0.015 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
China
0.022 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Bahamas rank
102nd
China rank
101st
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- Bahamas
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 0.022 hectares per square kilometre against 0.015 hectares per square kilometre in Bahamas, a difference of 0.007 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes China's figure about 1.5 times Bahamas's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 102nd and China ranks 101st of 206 countries.
Bahamas has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0732 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0204 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0528 hectares per square kilometre | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 0.0959 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0183 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0776 hectares per square kilometre | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 0.0595 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0139 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0456 hectares per square kilometre | Bahamas |
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, Bahamas or China?
- China, at 0.022 hectares per square kilometre against 0.015 hectares per square kilometre in Bahamas as of 2023.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre between Bahamas and China?
- 0.007 hectares per square kilometre, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and China?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Bahamas and China rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Bahamas ranks 102nd and China ranks 101st 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.