Gabon vs Rwanda: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre
Gabon
1.09 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Rwanda
1.22 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Gabon rank
32nd
Rwanda rank
30th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- Gabon
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 1.22 hectares per square kilometre against 1.09 hectares per square kilometre in Gabon, a difference of 0.13 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Gabon's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Rwanda ahead.
Gabon ranks 32nd and Rwanda ranks 30th of 206 countries.
Gabon has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.11 hectares per square kilometre | 0.7738 hectares per square kilometre | 0.3398 hectares per square kilometre | Gabon |
| 2010s | 1.29 hectares per square kilometre | 1.28 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0049 hectares per square kilometre | Gabon |
| 2020s | 1.22 hectares per square kilometre | 1.19 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0271 hectares per square kilometre | Gabon |
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, Gabon or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 1.22 hectares per square kilometre against 1.09 hectares per square kilometre in Gabon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre between Gabon and Rwanda?
- 0.13 hectares per square kilometre, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Rwanda?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Gabon and Rwanda rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Gabon ranks 32nd and Rwanda ranks 30th 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.