Ethiopia vs Nicaragua: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre
Ethiopia
0.9476 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Nicaragua
0.8434 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
36th
Nicaragua rank
37th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- Ethiopia
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 0.9476 hectares per square kilometre against 0.8434 hectares per square kilometre in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.1042 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.
Ethiopia ranks 36th and Nicaragua ranks 37th of 206 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.03 hectares per square kilometre | 0.2452 hectares per square kilometre | 0.788 hectares per square kilometre | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 1.02 hectares per square kilometre | 0.2807 hectares per square kilometre | 0.7377 hectares per square kilometre | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 0.8905 hectares per square kilometre | 0.3916 hectares per square kilometre | 0.4989 hectares per square kilometre | Ethiopia |
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, Ethiopia or Nicaragua?
- Ethiopia, at 0.9476 hectares per square kilometre against 0.8434 hectares per square kilometre in Nicaragua as of 2023.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre between Ethiopia and Nicaragua?
- 0.1042 hectares per square kilometre, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Nicaragua?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Ethiopia and Nicaragua rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Ethiopia ranks 36th and Nicaragua ranks 37th 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.