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

North Korea
0.008 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
United Kingdom
0.0072 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
North Korea rank
113th
United Kingdom rank
116th

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

  • North Korea
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

North Korea currently reports 0.008 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0072 hectares per square kilometre in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.0008 hectares per square kilometre.

That makes North Korea's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was North Korea ahead.

North Korea ranks 113th and United Kingdom ranks 116th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade North Korea United Kingdom Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0291 hectares per square kilometre 0.0023 hectares per square kilometre 0.0268 hectares per square kilometre North Korea
2010s 0.0296 hectares per square kilometre 0.002 hectares per square kilometre 0.0277 hectares per square kilometre North Korea
2020s 0.0061 hectares per square kilometre 0.0047 hectares per square kilometre 0.0014 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 United Kingdom?
North Korea, at 0.008 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0072 hectares per square kilometre in United Kingdom as of 2023.
What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre between North Korea and United Kingdom?
0.0008 hectares per square kilometre, with North Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and United Kingdom?
22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do North Korea and United Kingdom rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
North Korea ranks 113th and United Kingdom ranks 116th 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
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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.