Brazil vs Myanmar: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre
Brazil
0.4382 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Myanmar
0.4262 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Brazil rank
48th
Myanmar rank
49th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- Brazil
- Myanmar
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 0.4382 hectares per square kilometre against 0.4262 hectares per square kilometre in Myanmar, a difference of 0.012 hectares per square kilometre.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 48th and Myanmar ranks 49th of 206 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6738 hectares per square kilometre | 0.154 hectares per square kilometre | 0.5198 hectares per square kilometre | Brazil |
| 2010s | 0.6514 hectares per square kilometre | 0.2262 hectares per square kilometre | 0.4252 hectares per square kilometre | Brazil |
| 2020s | 0.5789 hectares per square kilometre | 0.3469 hectares per square kilometre | 0.2321 hectares per square kilometre | Brazil |
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, Brazil or Myanmar?
- Brazil, at 0.4382 hectares per square kilometre against 0.4262 hectares per square kilometre in Myanmar as of 2023.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre between Brazil and Myanmar?
- 0.012 hectares per square kilometre, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Myanmar?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Myanmar rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Brazil ranks 48th and Myanmar ranks 49th 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.