Portugal vs Uzbekistan: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre

Portugal
0.0544 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Uzbekistan
0.0421 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal rank
85th
Uzbekistan rank
87th

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

  • Portugal
  • Uzbekistan
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 0.0544 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0421 hectares per square kilometre in Uzbekistan, a difference of 0.0123 hectares per square kilometre.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.3 times Uzbekistan's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Portugal ahead.

Portugal ranks 85th and Uzbekistan ranks 87th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Uzbekistan Difference Ahead
2000s 0.4715 hectares per square kilometre 0.0866 hectares per square kilometre 0.3849 hectares per square kilometre Portugal
2010s 0.2987 hectares per square kilometre 0.0869 hectares per square kilometre 0.2118 hectares per square kilometre Portugal
2020s 0.1081 hectares per square kilometre 0.081 hectares per square kilometre 0.0271 hectares per square kilometre Portugal

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, Portugal or Uzbekistan?
Portugal, at 0.0544 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0421 hectares per square kilometre in Uzbekistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre between Portugal and Uzbekistan?
0.0123 hectares per square kilometre, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Uzbekistan?
22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do Portugal and Uzbekistan rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
Portugal ranks 85th and Uzbekistan ranks 87th 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.