New Zealand vs Puerto Rico: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre
New Zealand
0.0002 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Puerto Rico
0 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
New Zealand rank
143rd
Puerto Rico rank
146th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- New Zealand
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 0.0002 hectares per square kilometre against 0 hectares per square kilometre in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.0002 hectares per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 143rd and Puerto Rico ranks 146th of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 1 and Puerto Rico in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.002 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0021 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0001 hectares per square kilometre | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 0.0035 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0073 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0037 hectares per square kilometre | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 0.0055 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0006 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0049 hectares per square kilometre | New Zealand |
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 Zealand or Puerto Rico?
- New Zealand, at 0.0002 hectares per square kilometre against 0 hectares per square kilometre in Puerto Rico as of 2023.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre between New Zealand and Puerto Rico?
- 0.0002 hectares per square kilometre, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Puerto Rico?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do New Zealand and Puerto Rico rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- New Zealand ranks 143rd and Puerto Rico ranks 146th 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.