Bolivia vs Nicaragua: Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre

Bolivia
0.0381 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Nicaragua
0.0371 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Bolivia rank
5th
Nicaragua rank
6th

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

  • Bolivia
  • Nicaragua
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How they compare

Bolivia currently reports 0.0381 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0371 hectares per square kilometre in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.001 hectares per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Bolivia ahead.

Bolivia ranks 5th and Nicaragua ranks 6th of 206 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 1 and Nicaragua in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bolivia Nicaragua Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0143 hectares per square kilometre 0.0276 hectares per square kilometre 0.0133 hectares per square kilometre Nicaragua
2010s 0.0082 hectares per square kilometre 0.0192 hectares per square kilometre 0.011 hectares per square kilometre Nicaragua
2020s 0.0362 hectares per square kilometre 0.0142 hectares per square kilometre 0.022 hectares per square kilometre Bolivia

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, Bolivia or Nicaragua?
Bolivia, at 0.0381 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0371 hectares per square kilometre in Nicaragua as of 2023.
What is the difference in wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre between Bolivia and Nicaragua?
0.001 hectares per square kilometre, with Bolivia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Nicaragua?
22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do Bolivia and Nicaragua rank globally for wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre?
Bolivia ranks 5th and Nicaragua ranks 6th 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.