How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and United Kingdom?

22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.

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.

Somalia vs United Kingdom: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre

Somalia

0.0053 hectares per square kilometre

in 2023

United Kingdom

0.0072 hectares per square kilometre

in 2023

Somalia rank

119th

United Kingdom rank

116th

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

Somalia
United Kingdom

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 0.0072 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0053 hectares per square kilometre in Somalia, a difference of 0.0019 hectares per square kilometre.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.4 times Somalia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Somalia ahead.

Somalia ranks 119th and United Kingdom ranks 116th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Somalia	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.0552 hectares per square kilometre	0.0023 hectares per square kilometre	0.0529 hectares per square kilometre	Somalia
2010s	0.03 hectares per square kilometre	0.002 hectares per square kilometre	0.028 hectares per square kilometre	Somalia
2020s	0.0103 hectares per square kilometre	0.0047 hectares per square kilometre	0.0056 hectares per square kilometre	Somalia

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, Somalia or United Kingdom?: United Kingdom, at 0.0072 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0053 hectares per square kilometre in Somalia as of 2023.
What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre between Somalia and United Kingdom?: 0.0019 hectares per square kilometre, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and United Kingdom?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do Somalia and United Kingdom rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?: Somalia ranks 119th and United Kingdom ranks 116th 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: 22 September 2026

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.