Egypt vs India: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre
Egypt
0.0491 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
India
0.0593 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Egypt rank
86th
India rank
83rd
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- Egypt
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 0.0593 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0491 hectares per square kilometre in Egypt, a difference of 0.0102 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes India's figure about 1.2 times Egypt's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 86th and India ranks 83rd of 206 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0535 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0535 hectares per square kilometre | India |
| 2010s | 0.0023 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0553 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0531 hectares per square kilometre | India |
| 2020s | 0.03 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0725 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0425 hectares per square kilometre | India |
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, Egypt or India?
- India, at 0.0593 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0491 hectares per square kilometre in Egypt as of 2023.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre between Egypt and India?
- 0.0102 hectares per square kilometre, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and India?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and India rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Egypt ranks 86th and India ranks 83rd 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.