Kenya vs Suriname: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre

Kenya
0.1241 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Suriname
0.1254 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Kenya rank
65th
Suriname rank
64th

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

  • Kenya
  • Suriname
00.511.5200220122023

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 0.1254 hectares per square kilometre against 0.1241 hectares per square kilometre in Kenya, a difference of 0.0013 hectares per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 65th and Suriname ranks 64th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Suriname Difference Ahead
2000s 0.4025 hectares per square kilometre 0.0831 hectares per square kilometre 0.3194 hectares per square kilometre Kenya
2010s 0.3606 hectares per square kilometre 0.0775 hectares per square kilometre 0.2831 hectares per square kilometre Kenya
2020s 0.3636 hectares per square kilometre 0.06 hectares per square kilometre 0.3036 hectares per square kilometre Kenya

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, Kenya or Suriname?
Suriname, at 0.1254 hectares per square kilometre against 0.1241 hectares per square kilometre in Kenya as of 2023.
What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre between Kenya and Suriname?
0.0013 hectares per square kilometre, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Suriname?
22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do Kenya and Suriname rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
Kenya ranks 65th and Suriname ranks 64th 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.