Germany vs New Zealand: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre
Germany
0.0003 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
New Zealand
0.0002 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Germany rank
141st
New Zealand rank
143rd
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- Germany
- New Zealand
How they compare
Germany currently reports 0.0003 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0002 hectares per square kilometre in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0001 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.9 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was New Zealand ahead.
Germany ranks 141st and New Zealand ranks 143rd of 206 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0001 hectares per square kilometre | 0.002 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0019 hectares per square kilometre | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 0.0003 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0035 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0032 hectares per square kilometre | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.0006 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0055 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0049 hectares per square kilometre | New Zealand |
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, Germany or New Zealand?
- Germany, at 0.0003 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0002 hectares per square kilometre in New Zealand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre between Germany and New Zealand?
- 0.0001 hectares per square kilometre, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and New Zealand?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Germany and New Zealand rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Germany ranks 141st and New Zealand ranks 143rd 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.