Jamaica vs Sri Lanka: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre
Jamaica
0.0079 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
0.0073 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Jamaica rank
114th
Sri Lanka rank
115th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- Jamaica
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 0.0079 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0073 hectares per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0006 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Jamaica ranks 114th and Sri Lanka ranks 115th of 206 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0069 hectares per square kilometre | 0.138 hectares per square kilometre | 0.1311 hectares per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.0107 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0413 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0306 hectares per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.0035 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0041 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0006 hectares per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
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 Sri Lanka?
- Jamaica, at 0.0079 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0073 hectares per square kilometre in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre between Jamaica and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0006 hectares per square kilometre, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Sri Lanka?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Jamaica and Sri Lanka rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Jamaica ranks 114th and Sri Lanka ranks 115th 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.