Fiji vs Jamaica: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre
Fiji
0.0059 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Jamaica
0.0079 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Fiji rank
117th
Jamaica rank
114th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- Fiji
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 0.0079 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0059 hectares per square kilometre in Fiji, a difference of 0.002 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.3 times Fiji's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Jamaica ahead.
Fiji ranks 117th and Jamaica ranks 114th of 206 countries.
Fiji has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0389 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0069 hectares per square kilometre | 0.032 hectares per square kilometre | Fiji |
| 2010s | 0.0396 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0107 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0289 hectares per square kilometre | Fiji |
| 2020s | 0.0047 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0035 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0012 hectares per square kilometre | Fiji |
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, Fiji or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 0.0079 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0059 hectares per square kilometre in Fiji as of 2023.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre between Fiji and Jamaica?
- 0.002 hectares per square kilometre, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Jamaica?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Fiji and Jamaica rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Fiji ranks 117th and Jamaica ranks 114th 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.