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

North Korea
0.008 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
East Timor
0.0087 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
North Korea rank
113th
East Timor rank
112th

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

  • North Korea
  • East Timor
00.050.10.15200220122023

How they compare

East Timor currently reports 0.0087 hectares per square kilometre against 0.008 hectares per square kilometre in North Korea, a difference of 0.0007 hectares per square kilometre.

That makes East Timor's figure about 1.1 times North Korea's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was East Timor ahead.

North Korea ranks 113th and East Timor ranks 112th of 206 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 1 and East Timor in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade North Korea East Timor Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0291 hectares per square kilometre 0.1074 hectares per square kilometre 0.0783 hectares per square kilometre East Timor
2010s 0.0296 hectares per square kilometre 0.025 hectares per square kilometre 0.0047 hectares per square kilometre North Korea
2020s 0.0061 hectares per square kilometre 0.0105 hectares per square kilometre 0.0044 hectares per square kilometre East Timor

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 East Timor?
East Timor, at 0.0087 hectares per square kilometre against 0.008 hectares per square kilometre in North Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre between North Korea and East Timor?
0.0007 hectares per square kilometre, with East Timor ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and East Timor?
22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do North Korea and East Timor rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
North Korea ranks 113th and East Timor ranks 112th 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.