Benin vs Burkina Faso: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre
Benin
5.73 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Burkina Faso
9.21 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Benin rank
10th
Burkina Faso rank
7th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- Benin
- Burkina Faso
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 9.21 hectares per square kilometre against 5.73 hectares per square kilometre in Benin, a difference of 3.48 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.6 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Benin ranks 10th and Burkina Faso ranks 7th of 206 countries.
Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Burkina Faso | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.1 hectares per square kilometre | 10.76 hectares per square kilometre | 2.67 hectares per square kilometre | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 6.94 hectares per square kilometre | 7.02 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0825 hectares per square kilometre | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 6.21 hectares per square kilometre | 6.37 hectares per square kilometre | 0.1583 hectares per square kilometre | Burkina Faso |
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, Benin or Burkina Faso?
- Burkina Faso, at 9.21 hectares per square kilometre against 5.73 hectares per square kilometre in Benin as of 2023.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre between Benin and Burkina Faso?
- 3.48 hectares per square kilometre, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Burkina Faso?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Burkina Faso rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Benin ranks 10th and Burkina Faso ranks 7th 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.