Barbados vs Spain: Share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year
Barbados
0.4628
in 2026
Spain
0.505
in 2026
Barbados rank
80th
Spain rank
77th
Share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year over time
- Barbados
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 0.505 against 0.4628 in Barbados, a difference of 0.0422.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Barbados's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Spain ahead.
Barbados ranks 80th and Spain ranks 77th of 236 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.184 | 0.2884 | 0.1044 | Spain |
| 2020s | 0.0661 | 0.4042 | 0.3381 | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year, Barbados or Spain?
- Spain, at 0.505 against 0.4628 in Barbados as of 2026.
- What is the difference in share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year between Barbados and Spain?
- 0.0422, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Spain?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2026.
- How do Barbados and Spain rank globally for share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year?
- Barbados ranks 80th and Spain ranks 77th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.