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

China
0.022 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Spain
0.025 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
101st
Spain rank
99th

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

  • China
  • Spain
00.10.20.3200220122023

How they compare

Spain currently reports 0.025 hectares per square kilometre against 0.022 hectares per square kilometre in China, a difference of 0.003 hectares per square kilometre.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times China's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Spain ahead.

China ranks 101st and Spain ranks 99th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China Spain Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0204 hectares per square kilometre 0.0838 hectares per square kilometre 0.0634 hectares per square kilometre Spain
2010s 0.0183 hectares per square kilometre 0.0566 hectares per square kilometre 0.0383 hectares per square kilometre Spain
2020s 0.0139 hectares per square kilometre 0.108 hectares per square kilometre 0.094 hectares per square kilometre Spain

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 Spain?
Spain, at 0.025 hectares per square kilometre against 0.022 hectares per square kilometre in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre between China and Spain?
0.003 hectares per square kilometre, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Spain?
22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do China and Spain rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
China ranks 101st and Spain ranks 99th 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.