Benin vs Mali: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre

Benin
5.73 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Mali
4.83 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Benin rank
10th
Mali rank
12th

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

  • Benin
  • Mali
46810200220122023

How they compare

Benin currently reports 5.73 hectares per square kilometre against 4.83 hectares per square kilometre in Mali, a difference of 0.9 hectares per square kilometre.

That makes Benin's figure about 1.2 times Mali's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Benin has been ahead every year.

Benin ranks 10th and Mali ranks 12th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Mali Difference Ahead
2000s 8.1 hectares per square kilometre 5.48 hectares per square kilometre 2.62 hectares per square kilometre Benin
2010s 6.94 hectares per square kilometre 4.43 hectares per square kilometre 2.51 hectares per square kilometre Benin
2020s 6.21 hectares per square kilometre 4.81 hectares per square kilometre 1.4 hectares per square kilometre Benin

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 Mali?
Benin, at 5.73 hectares per square kilometre against 4.83 hectares per square kilometre in Mali as of 2023.
What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre between Benin and Mali?
0.9 hectares per square kilometre, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Mali?
22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do Benin and Mali rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
Benin ranks 10th and Mali ranks 12th 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.