South Korea vs Latvia: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type
South Korea
21.47 hectares
in 2024
Latvia
42.93 hectares
in 2024
South Korea rank
143rd
Latvia rank
140th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type over time
- South Korea
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 42.93 hectares against 21.47 hectares in South Korea, a difference of 21.47 hectares.
That makes Latvia's figure about 2.0 times South Korea's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Latvia ahead.
South Korea ranks 143rd and Latvia ranks 140th of 225 countries.
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About this data
Area of shrubland and grassland burnt by wildfires each year, in hectares. Includes open and closed shrublands and grasslands without a significant tree cover.