Australia vs British Virgin Islands: Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita
Australia
0.0005 hectares per person
in 2025
British Virgin Islands
0.0011 hectares per person
in 2025
Australia rank
9th
British Virgin Islands rank
6th
Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita over time
- Australia
- British Virgin Islands
How they compare
British Virgin Islands currently reports 0.0011 hectares per person against 0.0005 hectares per person in Australia, a difference of 0.0006 hectares per person.
That makes British Virgin Islands's figure about 2.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 9th and British Virgin Islands ranks 6th of 206 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | British Virgin Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0008 hectares per person | 0.0007 hectares per person | 0.0001 hectares per person | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.0008 hectares per person | 0.0001 hectares per person | 0.0006 hectares per person | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.0006 hectares per person | 0.0002 hectares per person | 0.0004 hectares per person | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita, Australia or British Virgin Islands?
- British Virgin Islands, at 0.0011 hectares per person against 0.0005 hectares per person in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita between Australia and British Virgin Islands?
- 0.0006 hectares per person, with British Virgin Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and British Virgin Islands?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Australia and British Virgin Islands rank globally for wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita?
- Australia ranks 9th and British Virgin Islands ranks 6th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Wildfire area burned by land cover type divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.