Fiji vs Somalia: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre

Fiji
0.0059 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Somalia
0.0053 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Fiji rank
117th
Somalia rank
119th

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

  • Fiji
  • Somalia
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How they compare

Fiji currently reports 0.0059 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0053 hectares per square kilometre in Somalia, a difference of 0.0006 hectares per square kilometre.

That makes Fiji's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Somalia ahead.

Fiji ranks 117th and Somalia ranks 119th of 206 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Fiji averaged higher in 1 and Somalia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Fiji Somalia Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0389 hectares per square kilometre 0.0552 hectares per square kilometre 0.0162 hectares per square kilometre Somalia
2010s 0.0396 hectares per square kilometre 0.03 hectares per square kilometre 0.0096 hectares per square kilometre Fiji
2020s 0.0047 hectares per square kilometre 0.0103 hectares per square kilometre 0.0056 hectares per square kilometre Somalia

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 Somalia?
Fiji, at 0.0059 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0053 hectares per square kilometre in Somalia as of 2023.
What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre between Fiji and Somalia?
0.0006 hectares per square kilometre, with Fiji ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Somalia?
22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do Fiji and Somalia rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
Fiji ranks 117th and Somalia ranks 119th 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.