Jamaica vs North Korea: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre

Jamaica
0.0079 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
North Korea
0.008 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Jamaica rank
114th
North Korea rank
113th

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

  • Jamaica
  • North Korea
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How they compare

North Korea currently reports 0.008 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0079 hectares per square kilometre in Jamaica, a difference of 0.0001 hectares per square kilometre.

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

Jamaica ranks 114th and North Korea ranks 113th of 206 countries.

North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica North Korea Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0069 hectares per square kilometre 0.0291 hectares per square kilometre 0.0221 hectares per square kilometre North Korea
2010s 0.0107 hectares per square kilometre 0.0296 hectares per square kilometre 0.0189 hectares per square kilometre North Korea
2020s 0.0035 hectares per square kilometre 0.0061 hectares per square kilometre 0.0026 hectares per square kilometre North Korea

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, Jamaica or North Korea?
North Korea, at 0.008 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0079 hectares per square kilometre in Jamaica as of 2023.
What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre between Jamaica and North Korea?
0.0001 hectares per square kilometre, with North Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and North Korea?
22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do Jamaica and North Korea rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
Jamaica ranks 114th and North Korea ranks 113th 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.