How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Kenya?

22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.

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.

Cape Verde vs Kenya: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre

Cape Verde

0.1385 hectares per square kilometre

in 2023

Kenya

0.1241 hectares per square kilometre

in 2023

Cape Verde rank

62nd

Kenya rank

65th

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

Cape Verde
Kenya

How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 0.1385 hectares per square kilometre against 0.1241 hectares per square kilometre in Kenya, a difference of 0.0144 hectares per square kilometre.

That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Kenya ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 62nd and Kenya ranks 65th of 206 countries.

Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cape Verde	Kenya	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0 hectares per square kilometre	0.4025 hectares per square kilometre	0.4025 hectares per square kilometre	Kenya
2010s	0 hectares per square kilometre	0.3606 hectares per square kilometre	0.3606 hectares per square kilometre	Kenya
2020s	0.0346 hectares per square kilometre	0.3636 hectares per square kilometre	0.329 hectares per square kilometre	Kenya

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, Cape Verde or Kenya?: Cape Verde, at 0.1385 hectares per square kilometre against 0.1241 hectares per square kilometre in Kenya as of 2023.
What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre between Cape Verde and Kenya?: 0.0144 hectares per square kilometre, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Kenya?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do Cape Verde and Kenya rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?: Cape Verde ranks 62nd and Kenya ranks 65th 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: 22 September 2026

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.