Eswatini vs Tanzania: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre

Eswatini
1.89 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Tanzania
2.45 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Eswatini rank
26th
Tanzania rank
23rd

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

  • Eswatini
  • Tanzania
12345200220122023

How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 2.45 hectares per square kilometre against 1.89 hectares per square kilometre in Eswatini, a difference of 0.56 hectares per square kilometre.

That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.3 times Eswatini's.

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

Eswatini ranks 26th and Tanzania ranks 23rd of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Eswatini Tanzania Difference Ahead
2000s 3.04 hectares per square kilometre 4.16 hectares per square kilometre 1.12 hectares per square kilometre Tanzania
2010s 2.56 hectares per square kilometre 3.09 hectares per square kilometre 0.5304 hectares per square kilometre Tanzania
2020s 1.8 hectares per square kilometre 2.8 hectares per square kilometre 0.9932 hectares per square kilometre Tanzania

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, Eswatini or Tanzania?
Tanzania, at 2.45 hectares per square kilometre against 1.89 hectares per square kilometre in Eswatini as of 2023.
What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre between Eswatini and Tanzania?
0.56 hectares per square kilometre, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Tanzania?
22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do Eswatini and Tanzania rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
Eswatini ranks 26th and Tanzania ranks 23rd 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.