South Korea vs Liberia: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre
South Korea
0.002 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Liberia
0.0016 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
South Korea rank
129th
Liberia rank
131st
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- South Korea
- Liberia
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 0.002 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0016 hectares per square kilometre in Liberia, a difference of 0.0004 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes South Korea's figure about 1.3 times Liberia's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Liberia ahead.
South Korea ranks 129th and Liberia ranks 131st of 206 countries.
Liberia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0018 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0024 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0006 hectares per square kilometre | Liberia |
| 2010s | 0.0023 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0041 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0019 hectares per square kilometre | Liberia |
| 2020s | 0.0014 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0017 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0003 hectares per square kilometre | Liberia |
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, South Korea or Liberia?
- South Korea, at 0.002 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0016 hectares per square kilometre in Liberia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre between South Korea and Liberia?
- 0.0004 hectares per square kilometre, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Liberia?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do South Korea and Liberia rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- South Korea ranks 129th and Liberia ranks 131st 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.