China vs Portugal: Tree cover loss from wildfires
China
32,898 hectares
in 2024
Portugal
19,583 hectares
in 2024
China rank
18th
Portugal rank
21st
Tree cover loss from wildfires over time
- China
- Portugal
How they compare
China currently reports 32,898 hectares against 19,583 hectares in Portugal, a difference of 13,315 hectares.
That makes China's figure about 1.7 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was China ahead.
China ranks 18th and Portugal ranks 21st of 152 countries.
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About this data
Tree cover loss due to fire with no visible human conversion or agricultural activity afterward. Fires may be started by natural causes (e.g. lightning) or may be related to human activities (accidental or deliberate).