Nepal vs United States: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre

Nepal
0.0755 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
United States
0.0708 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Nepal rank
78th
United States rank
79th

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

  • Nepal
  • United States
00.10.20.3200220122023

How they compare

Nepal currently reports 0.0755 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0708 hectares per square kilometre in United States, a difference of 0.0047 hectares per square kilometre.

That makes Nepal's figure about 1.1 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was United States ahead.

Nepal ranks 78th and United States ranks 79th of 206 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nepal United States Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0427 hectares per square kilometre 0.1544 hectares per square kilometre 0.1117 hectares per square kilometre United States
2010s 0.0455 hectares per square kilometre 0.1646 hectares per square kilometre 0.1191 hectares per square kilometre United States
2020s 0.0625 hectares per square kilometre 0.1587 hectares per square kilometre 0.0962 hectares per square kilometre United States

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, Nepal or United States?
Nepal, at 0.0755 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0708 hectares per square kilometre in United States as of 2023.
What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre between Nepal and United States?
0.0047 hectares per square kilometre, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and United States?
22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do Nepal and United States rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
Nepal ranks 78th and United States ranks 79th 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.