Greece vs Laos: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre

Greece
0.5827 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Laos
0.568 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Greece rank
41st
Laos rank
43rd

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

  • Greece
  • Laos
00.20.40.6200220122023

How they compare

Greece currently reports 0.5827 hectares per square kilometre against 0.568 hectares per square kilometre in Laos, a difference of 0.0147 hectares per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Laos ahead.

Greece ranks 41st and Laos ranks 43rd of 206 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 1 and Laos in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Laos Difference Ahead
2000s 0.1218 hectares per square kilometre 0.1179 hectares per square kilometre 0.0039 hectares per square kilometre Greece
2010s 0.0748 hectares per square kilometre 0.2054 hectares per square kilometre 0.1306 hectares per square kilometre Laos
2020s 0.2148 hectares per square kilometre 0.2869 hectares per square kilometre 0.0721 hectares per square kilometre Laos

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, Greece or Laos?
Greece, at 0.5827 hectares per square kilometre against 0.568 hectares per square kilometre in Laos as of 2023.
What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre between Greece and Laos?
0.0147 hectares per square kilometre, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Laos?
22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do Greece and Laos rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
Greece ranks 41st and Laos ranks 43rd 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.