Benin vs Italy: Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre
Benin
0.0025 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Italy
0.0024 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Benin rank
51st
Italy rank
53rd
Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- Benin
- Italy
How they compare
Benin currently reports 0.0025 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0024 hectares per square kilometre in Italy, a difference of 0.0001 hectares per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Italy ahead.
Benin ranks 51st and Italy ranks 53rd of 206 countries.
Benin has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0039 hectares per square kilometre | 0.001 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0029 hectares per square kilometre | Benin |
| 2010s | 0.0009 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0007 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0002 hectares per square kilometre | Benin |
| 2020s | 0.002 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0009 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0011 hectares per square kilometre | Benin |
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, Benin or Italy?
- Benin, at 0.0025 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0024 hectares per square kilometre in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre between Benin and Italy?
- 0.0001 hectares per square kilometre, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Italy?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Italy rank globally for wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Benin ranks 51st and Italy ranks 53rd 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.