Australia vs Burundi: Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre

Australia
0.002 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Burundi
0.0017 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Australia rank
55th
Burundi rank
58th

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

  • Australia
  • Burundi
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 0.002 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0017 hectares per square kilometre in Burundi, a difference of 0.0003 hectares per square kilometre.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.2 times Burundi's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 55th and Burundi ranks 58th of 206 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Burundi in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Burundi Difference Ahead
2000s 0.002 hectares per square kilometre 0.0038 hectares per square kilometre 0.0018 hectares per square kilometre Burundi
2010s 0.0024 hectares per square kilometre 0.0011 hectares per square kilometre 0.0013 hectares per square kilometre Australia
2020s 0.002 hectares per square kilometre 0.0004 hectares per square kilometre 0.0016 hectares per square kilometre Australia

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, Australia or Burundi?
Australia, at 0.002 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0017 hectares per square kilometre in Burundi as of 2023.
What is the difference in wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre between Australia and Burundi?
0.0003 hectares per square kilometre, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Burundi?
22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do Australia and Burundi rank globally for wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre?
Australia ranks 55th and Burundi ranks 58th 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.