Gambia vs Senegal: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre
Gambia
14.95 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Senegal
21.94 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Gambia rank
3rd
Senegal rank
1st
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- Gambia
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 21.94 hectares per square kilometre against 14.95 hectares per square kilometre in Gambia, a difference of 6.99 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes Senegal's figure about 1.5 times Gambia's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Senegal has been ahead every year.
Gambia ranks 3rd and Senegal ranks 1st of 206 countries.
Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.8 hectares per square kilometre | 19.02 hectares per square kilometre | 6.22 hectares per square kilometre | Senegal |
| 2010s | 12.59 hectares per square kilometre | 17.81 hectares per square kilometre | 5.22 hectares per square kilometre | Senegal |
| 2020s | 13.63 hectares per square kilometre | 19.94 hectares per square kilometre | 6.31 hectares per square kilometre | Senegal |
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, Gambia or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 21.94 hectares per square kilometre against 14.95 hectares per square kilometre in Gambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre between Gambia and Senegal?
- 6.99 hectares per square kilometre, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Senegal?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Gambia and Senegal rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Gambia ranks 3rd and Senegal ranks 1st 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.