Burundi vs United States: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre
Burundi
0.0769 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
United States
0.0708 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Burundi rank
77th
United States rank
79th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- Burundi
- United States
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 0.0769 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0708 hectares per square kilometre in United States, a difference of 0.0061 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes Burundi's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 77th and United States ranks 79th of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 1 and United States in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.164 hectares per square kilometre | 0.1544 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0097 hectares per square kilometre | Burundi |
| 2010s | 0.144 hectares per square kilometre | 0.1646 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0205 hectares per square kilometre | United States |
| 2020s | 0.0752 hectares per square kilometre | 0.1587 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0835 hectares per square kilometre | United States |
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, Burundi or United States?
- Burundi, at 0.0769 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0708 hectares per square kilometre in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre between Burundi and United States?
- 0.0061 hectares per square kilometre, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and United States?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Burundi and United States rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Burundi ranks 77th and United States ranks 79th 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.