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

Thailand
0.0903 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Vietnam
0.0849 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Thailand rank
71st
Vietnam rank
74th

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

  • Thailand
  • Vietnam
0.050.10.150.2200220122023

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 0.0903 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0849 hectares per square kilometre in Vietnam, a difference of 0.0054 hectares per square kilometre.

That makes Thailand's figure about 1.1 times Vietnam's.

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

Thailand ranks 71st and Vietnam ranks 74th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Thailand Vietnam Difference Ahead
2000s 0.1587 hectares per square kilometre 0.0507 hectares per square kilometre 0.108 hectares per square kilometre Thailand
2010s 0.1036 hectares per square kilometre 0.0786 hectares per square kilometre 0.0249 hectares per square kilometre Thailand
2020s 0.0713 hectares per square kilometre 0.0656 hectares per square kilometre 0.0056 hectares per square kilometre Thailand

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, Thailand or Vietnam?
Thailand, at 0.0903 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0849 hectares per square kilometre in Vietnam as of 2023.
What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre between Thailand and Vietnam?
0.0054 hectares per square kilometre, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Thailand and Vietnam?
22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do Thailand and Vietnam rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
Thailand ranks 71st and Vietnam ranks 74th 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
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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.