Russia vs Thailand: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre

Russia
0.1048 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Thailand
0.0903 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Russia rank
68th
Thailand rank
71st

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

  • Russia
  • Thailand
00.10.20.30.4200220122023

How they compare

Russia currently reports 0.1048 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0903 hectares per square kilometre in Thailand, a difference of 0.0145 hectares per square kilometre.

That makes Russia's figure about 1.2 times Thailand's.

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

Russia ranks 68th and Thailand ranks 71st of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Russia Thailand Difference Ahead
2000s 0.1964 hectares per square kilometre 0.1587 hectares per square kilometre 0.0377 hectares per square kilometre Russia
2010s 0.1468 hectares per square kilometre 0.1036 hectares per square kilometre 0.0432 hectares per square kilometre Russia
2020s 0.1271 hectares per square kilometre 0.0713 hectares per square kilometre 0.0559 hectares per square kilometre Russia

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, Russia or Thailand?
Russia, at 0.1048 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0903 hectares per square kilometre in Thailand as of 2023.
What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre between Russia and Thailand?
0.0145 hectares per square kilometre, with Russia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and Thailand?
22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do Russia and Thailand rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
Russia ranks 68th and Thailand ranks 71st 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.