Italy vs Portugal: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre
Italy
0.0592 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal
0.0544 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Italy rank
84th
Portugal rank
85th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- Italy
- Portugal
How they compare
Italy currently reports 0.0592 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0544 hectares per square kilometre in Portugal, a difference of 0.0048 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Portugal ahead.
Italy ranks 84th and Portugal ranks 85th of 206 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0234 hectares per square kilometre | 0.4715 hectares per square kilometre | 0.4481 hectares per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.0193 hectares per square kilometre | 0.2987 hectares per square kilometre | 0.2794 hectares per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.0327 hectares per square kilometre | 0.1081 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0753 hectares per square kilometre | Portugal |
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, Italy or Portugal?
- Italy, at 0.0592 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0544 hectares per square kilometre in Portugal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre between Italy and Portugal?
- 0.0048 hectares per square kilometre, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Portugal?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Portugal rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Italy ranks 84th and Portugal ranks 85th 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.