Australia vs Venezuela: Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre
Australia
0.002 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Venezuela
0.0024 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Australia rank
55th
Venezuela rank
52nd
Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- Australia
- Venezuela
How they compare
Venezuela currently reports 0.0024 hectares per square kilometre against 0.002 hectares per square kilometre in Australia, a difference of 0.0004 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes Venezuela's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 55th and Venezuela ranks 52nd of 206 countries.
Venezuela has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.002 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0044 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0024 hectares per square kilometre | Venezuela |
| 2010s | 0.0024 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0054 hectares per square kilometre | 0.003 hectares per square kilometre | Venezuela |
| 2020s | 0.002 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0032 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0012 hectares per square kilometre | Venezuela |
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 Venezuela?
- Venezuela, at 0.0024 hectares per square kilometre against 0.002 hectares per square kilometre in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre between Australia and Venezuela?
- 0.0004 hectares per square kilometre, with Venezuela ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Venezuela?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Venezuela rank globally for wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Australia ranks 55th and Venezuela ranks 52nd 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.