New Caledonia vs Somalia: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre
New Caledonia
0.0059 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Somalia
0.0053 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
New Caledonia rank
118th
Somalia rank
119th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- New Caledonia
- Somalia
How they compare
New Caledonia currently reports 0.0059 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0053 hectares per square kilometre in Somalia, a difference of 0.0006 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes New Caledonia's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was New Caledonia ahead.
New Caledonia ranks 118th and Somalia ranks 119th of 206 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Caledonia | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0094 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0552 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0458 hectares per square kilometre | Somalia |
| 2010s | 0.0062 hectares per square kilometre | 0.03 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0237 hectares per square kilometre | Somalia |
| 2020s | 0.007 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0103 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0033 hectares per square kilometre | Somalia |
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, New Caledonia or Somalia?
- New Caledonia, at 0.0059 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0053 hectares per square kilometre in Somalia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre between New Caledonia and Somalia?
- 0.0006 hectares per square kilometre, with New Caledonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Caledonia and Somalia?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do New Caledonia and Somalia rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- New Caledonia ranks 118th and Somalia ranks 119th 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.