North Korea vs Sri Lanka: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre
North Korea
0.008 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
0.0073 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
North Korea rank
113th
Sri Lanka rank
115th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- North Korea
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 0.008 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0073 hectares per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0007 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes North Korea'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.
North Korea ranks 113th and Sri Lanka ranks 115th of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0291 hectares per square kilometre | 0.138 hectares per square kilometre | 0.1089 hectares per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.0296 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0413 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0117 hectares per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.0061 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0041 hectares per square kilometre | 0.002 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, North Korea or Sri Lanka?
- North Korea, at 0.008 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 North Korea and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0007 hectares per square kilometre, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Sri Lanka?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do North Korea and Sri Lanka rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- North Korea ranks 113th 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.