Australia vs Iraq: Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre
Australia
0.002 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Iraq
0.0018 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Australia rank
55th
Iraq rank
57th
Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- Australia
- Iraq
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.002 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0018 hectares per square kilometre in Iraq, a difference of 0.0002 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 55th and Iraq ranks 57th of 206 countries.
Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.002 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0044 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0024 hectares per square kilometre | Iraq |
| 2010s | 0.0024 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0077 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0053 hectares per square kilometre | Iraq |
| 2020s | 0.002 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0127 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0107 hectares per square kilometre | Iraq |
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 Iraq?
- Australia, at 0.002 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0018 hectares per square kilometre in Iraq as of 2023.
- What is the difference in wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre between Australia and Iraq?
- 0.0002 hectares per square kilometre, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Iraq?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Iraq rank globally for wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Australia ranks 55th and Iraq ranks 57th 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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About this data
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.