New Caledonia vs Sri Lanka: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre

New Caledonia
0.0059 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
0.0073 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
New Caledonia rank
118th
Sri Lanka rank
115th

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

  • New Caledonia
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0.0073 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0059 hectares per square kilometre in New Caledonia, a difference of 0.0014 hectares per square kilometre.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.2 times New Caledonia's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

New Caledonia ranks 118th and Sri Lanka ranks 115th of 206 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, New Caledonia averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Caledonia Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0094 hectares per square kilometre 0.138 hectares per square kilometre 0.1286 hectares per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2010s 0.0062 hectares per square kilometre 0.0413 hectares per square kilometre 0.0351 hectares per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2020s 0.007 hectares per square kilometre 0.0041 hectares per square kilometre 0.003 hectares per square kilometre New Caledonia

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 Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 0.0073 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0059 hectares per square kilometre in New Caledonia as of 2023.
What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre between New Caledonia and Sri Lanka?
0.0014 hectares per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Caledonia and Sri Lanka?
22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do New Caledonia and Sri Lanka rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
New Caledonia ranks 118th and Sri Lanka ranks 115th 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.