Bahamas vs El Salvador: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre

Bahamas
0.015 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador
0.0145 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Bahamas rank
102nd
El Salvador rank
103rd

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

  • Bahamas
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

Bahamas currently reports 0.015 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0145 hectares per square kilometre in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0005 hectares per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Bahamas ahead.

Bahamas ranks 102nd and El Salvador ranks 103rd of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahamas El Salvador Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0732 hectares per square kilometre 0.0128 hectares per square kilometre 0.0604 hectares per square kilometre Bahamas
2010s 0.0959 hectares per square kilometre 0.0214 hectares per square kilometre 0.0744 hectares per square kilometre Bahamas
2020s 0.0595 hectares per square kilometre 0.0262 hectares per square kilometre 0.0333 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 El Salvador?
Bahamas, at 0.015 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0145 hectares per square kilometre in El Salvador as of 2023.
What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre between Bahamas and El Salvador?
0.0005 hectares per square kilometre, with Bahamas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and El Salvador?
22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do Bahamas and El Salvador rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
Bahamas ranks 102nd and El Salvador ranks 103rd 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.