Iran vs Syria: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre

Iran
0.0806 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Syria
0.086 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Iran rank
76th
Syria rank
73rd

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

  • Iran
  • Syria
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How they compare

Syria currently reports 0.086 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0806 hectares per square kilometre in Iran, a difference of 0.0054 hectares per square kilometre.

That makes Syria's figure about 1.1 times Iran's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Iran ahead.

Iran ranks 76th and Syria ranks 73rd of 206 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 1 and Syria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran Syria Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0391 hectares per square kilometre 0.0113 hectares per square kilometre 0.0278 hectares per square kilometre Iran
2010s 0.0435 hectares per square kilometre 0.1166 hectares per square kilometre 0.0731 hectares per square kilometre Syria
2020s 0.0514 hectares per square kilometre 0.0898 hectares per square kilometre 0.0384 hectares per square kilometre Syria

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, Iran or Syria?
Syria, at 0.086 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0806 hectares per square kilometre in Iran as of 2023.
What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre between Iran and Syria?
0.0054 hectares per square kilometre, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Syria?
22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do Iran and Syria rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
Iran ranks 76th and Syria ranks 73rd 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.