Estonia vs France: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre

Estonia
0.0045 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
France
0.0039 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Estonia rank
122nd
France rank
125th

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

  • Estonia
  • France
00.020.040.06200220122023

How they compare

Estonia currently reports 0.0045 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0039 hectares per square kilometre in France, a difference of 0.0006 hectares per square kilometre.

That makes Estonia's figure about 1.1 times France's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Estonia ahead.

Estonia ranks 122nd and France ranks 125th of 206 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 1 and France in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Estonia France Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0125 hectares per square kilometre 0.0063 hectares per square kilometre 0.0061 hectares per square kilometre Estonia
2010s 0.0011 hectares per square kilometre 0.0038 hectares per square kilometre 0.0026 hectares per square kilometre France
2020s 0.0036 hectares per square kilometre 0.0046 hectares per square kilometre 0.001 hectares per square kilometre France

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, Estonia or France?
Estonia, at 0.0045 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0039 hectares per square kilometre in France as of 2023.
What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre between Estonia and France?
0.0006 hectares per square kilometre, with Estonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and France?
22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do Estonia and France rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
Estonia ranks 122nd and France ranks 125th 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.