China vs El Salvador: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre

China
0.022 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador
0.0145 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
101st
El Salvador rank
103rd

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

  • China
  • El Salvador
00.020.040.06200220122023

How they compare

China currently reports 0.022 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0145 hectares per square kilometre in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0075 hectares per square kilometre.

That makes China's figure about 1.5 times El Salvador's.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was China ahead.

China ranks 101st and El Salvador ranks 103rd of 206 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and El Salvador in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade China El Salvador Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0204 hectares per square kilometre 0.0128 hectares per square kilometre 0.0076 hectares per square kilometre China
2010s 0.0183 hectares per square kilometre 0.0214 hectares per square kilometre 0.0032 hectares per square kilometre El Salvador
2020s 0.0139 hectares per square kilometre 0.0262 hectares per square kilometre 0.0123 hectares per square kilometre El Salvador

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, China or El Salvador?
China, at 0.022 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0145 hectares per square kilometre in El Salvador as of 2023.
What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre between China and El Salvador?
0.0075 hectares per square kilometre, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and El Salvador?
22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do China and El Salvador rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
China ranks 101st and El Salvador ranks 103rd 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.