Egypt vs Portugal: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre

Egypt
0.0491 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal
0.0544 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Egypt rank
86th
Portugal rank
85th

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

  • Egypt
  • Portugal
00.511.5200220122023

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 0.0544 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0491 hectares per square kilometre in Egypt, a difference of 0.0053 hectares per square kilometre.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 86th and Portugal ranks 85th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Portugal Difference Ahead
2000s 0 hectares per square kilometre 0.4715 hectares per square kilometre 0.4715 hectares per square kilometre Portugal
2010s 0.0023 hectares per square kilometre 0.2987 hectares per square kilometre 0.2964 hectares per square kilometre Portugal
2020s 0.03 hectares per square kilometre 0.1081 hectares per square kilometre 0.078 hectares per square kilometre Portugal

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 Portugal?
Portugal, at 0.0544 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 Portugal?
0.0053 hectares per square kilometre, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Portugal?
22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do Egypt and Portugal rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
Egypt ranks 86th and Portugal ranks 85th 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.