Bhutan vs North Korea: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre
Bhutan
0.0101 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
North Korea
0.008 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Bhutan rank
110th
North Korea rank
113th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- Bhutan
- North Korea
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 0.0101 hectares per square kilometre against 0.008 hectares per square kilometre in North Korea, a difference of 0.0021 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.3 times North Korea's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 110th and North Korea ranks 113th of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 1 and North Korea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0155 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0291 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0136 hectares per square kilometre | North Korea |
| 2010s | 0.0274 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0296 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0022 hectares per square kilometre | North Korea |
| 2020s | 0.0094 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0061 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0033 hectares per square kilometre | Bhutan |
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, Bhutan or North Korea?
- Bhutan, at 0.0101 hectares per square kilometre against 0.008 hectares per square kilometre in North Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre between Bhutan and North Korea?
- 0.0021 hectares per square kilometre, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and North Korea?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Bhutan and North Korea rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Bhutan ranks 110th and North Korea ranks 113th 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.