Kuwait vs Saudi Arabia: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre

Kuwait
0.0024 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
0.0024 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Kuwait rank
127th
Saudi Arabia rank
126th

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

  • Kuwait
  • Saudi Arabia
00.0050.010.0150.020.025200220122023

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.0024 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0024 hectares per square kilometre in Kuwait, a difference of 0 hectares per square kilometre.

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

Kuwait ranks 127th and Saudi Arabia ranks 126th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0002 hectares per square kilometre 0.0115 hectares per square kilometre 0.0114 hectares per square kilometre Saudi Arabia
2010s 0 hectares per square kilometre 0.0014 hectares per square kilometre 0.0014 hectares per square kilometre Saudi Arabia
2020s 0.0012 hectares per square kilometre 0.0024 hectares per square kilometre 0.0012 hectares per square kilometre Saudi Arabia

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, Kuwait or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 0.0024 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0024 hectares per square kilometre in Kuwait as of 2023.
What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia?
0 hectares per square kilometre, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Saudi Arabia?
22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do Kuwait and Saudi Arabia rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
Kuwait ranks 127th and Saudi Arabia ranks 126th 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.