Algeria vs Burkina Faso: Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre

Algeria
0.0005 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Burkina Faso
0.0004 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Algeria rank
82nd
Burkina Faso rank
84th

Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre over time

  • Algeria
  • Burkina Faso
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How they compare

Algeria currently reports 0.0005 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0004 hectares per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.0001 hectares per square kilometre.

That makes Algeria's figure about 1.2 times Burkina Faso's.

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

Algeria ranks 82nd and Burkina Faso ranks 84th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Burkina Faso Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0001 hectares per square kilometre 0.0001 hectares per square kilometre 0.0001 hectares per square kilometre Algeria
2010s 0.0003 hectares per square kilometre 0.0001 hectares per square kilometre 0.0001 hectares per square kilometre Algeria
2020s 0.0003 hectares per square kilometre 0.0002 hectares per square kilometre 0.0002 hectares per square kilometre Algeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre, Algeria or Burkina Faso?
Algeria, at 0.0005 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0004 hectares per square kilometre in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
What is the difference in wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre between Algeria and Burkina Faso?
0.0001 hectares per square kilometre, with Algeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Burkina Faso?
22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do Algeria and Burkina Faso rank globally for wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre?
Algeria ranks 82nd and Burkina Faso ranks 84th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Wildfire area burned 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
Wildfire area burned 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
Last refreshed

Wildfire area burned 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.