Cameroon vs Nicaragua: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre

Cameroon
0.7035 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Nicaragua
0.8434 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Cameroon rank
38th
Nicaragua rank
37th

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

  • Cameroon
  • Nicaragua
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How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 0.8434 hectares per square kilometre against 0.7035 hectares per square kilometre in Cameroon, a difference of 0.1399 hectares per square kilometre.

That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.2 times Cameroon's.

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

Cameroon ranks 38th and Nicaragua ranks 37th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Nicaragua Difference Ahead
2000s 0.8419 hectares per square kilometre 0.2452 hectares per square kilometre 0.5966 hectares per square kilometre Cameroon
2010s 0.7033 hectares per square kilometre 0.2807 hectares per square kilometre 0.4227 hectares per square kilometre Cameroon
2020s 0.9004 hectares per square kilometre 0.3916 hectares per square kilometre 0.5088 hectares per square kilometre Cameroon

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, Cameroon or Nicaragua?
Nicaragua, at 0.8434 hectares per square kilometre against 0.7035 hectares per square kilometre in Cameroon as of 2023.
What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre between Cameroon and Nicaragua?
0.1399 hectares per square kilometre, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Nicaragua?
22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do Cameroon and Nicaragua rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
Cameroon ranks 38th and Nicaragua ranks 37th 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.