Russia vs Ukraine: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre
Russia
0.1048 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Ukraine
0.1191 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Russia rank
68th
Ukraine rank
66th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- Russia
- Ukraine
How they compare
Ukraine currently reports 0.1191 hectares per square kilometre against 0.1048 hectares per square kilometre in Russia, a difference of 0.0143 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes Ukraine's figure about 1.1 times Russia's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Russia ahead.
Russia ranks 68th and Ukraine ranks 66th of 206 countries.
Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russia | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1964 hectares per square kilometre | 0.1185 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0779 hectares per square kilometre | Russia |
| 2010s | 0.1468 hectares per square kilometre | 0.1153 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0316 hectares per square kilometre | Russia |
| 2020s | 0.1271 hectares per square kilometre | 0.1181 hectares per square kilometre | 0.009 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 Ukraine?
- Ukraine, at 0.1191 hectares per square kilometre against 0.1048 hectares per square kilometre in Russia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre between Russia and Ukraine?
- 0.0143 hectares per square kilometre, with Ukraine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and Ukraine?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Russia and Ukraine rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Russia ranks 68th and Ukraine ranks 66th 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.