Bulgaria vs India: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre
Bulgaria
0.0678 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
India
0.0593 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
80th
India rank
83rd
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- Bulgaria
- India
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 0.0678 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0593 hectares per square kilometre in India, a difference of 0.0085 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times India's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was India ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 80th and India ranks 83rd of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and India in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1009 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0535 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0473 hectares per square kilometre | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 0.0486 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0553 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0067 hectares per square kilometre | India |
| 2020s | 0.0364 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0725 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0361 hectares per square kilometre | India |
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, Bulgaria or India?
- Bulgaria, at 0.0678 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0593 hectares per square kilometre in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre between Bulgaria and India?
- 0.0085 hectares per square kilometre, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and India?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and India rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Bulgaria ranks 80th and India ranks 83rd 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.