Bulgaria vs Nepal: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre

Bulgaria
0.0678 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Nepal
0.0755 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
80th
Nepal rank
78th

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

  • Bulgaria
  • Nepal
00.10.20.30.4200220122023

How they compare

Nepal currently reports 0.0755 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0678 hectares per square kilometre in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.0077 hectares per square kilometre.

That makes Nepal's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 80th and Nepal ranks 78th of 206 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Nepal in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Nepal Difference Ahead
2000s 0.1009 hectares per square kilometre 0.0427 hectares per square kilometre 0.0582 hectares per square kilometre Bulgaria
2010s 0.0486 hectares per square kilometre 0.0455 hectares per square kilometre 0.0031 hectares per square kilometre Bulgaria
2020s 0.0364 hectares per square kilometre 0.0625 hectares per square kilometre 0.0261 hectares per square kilometre Nepal

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 Nepal?
Nepal, at 0.0755 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0678 hectares per square kilometre in Bulgaria as of 2023.
What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre between Bulgaria and Nepal?
0.0077 hectares per square kilometre, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Nepal?
22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do Bulgaria and Nepal rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
Bulgaria ranks 80th and Nepal ranks 78th 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.