Brazil vs Cambodia: Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre
Brazil
0.0166 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Cambodia
0.0191 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Brazil rank
16th
Cambodia rank
14th
Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- Brazil
- Cambodia
How they compare
Cambodia currently reports 0.0191 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0166 hectares per square kilometre in Brazil, a difference of 0.0025 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes Cambodia's figure about 1.2 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 16th and Cambodia ranks 14th of 206 countries.
Cambodia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Cambodia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0057 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0132 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0075 hectares per square kilometre | Cambodia |
| 2010s | 0.0058 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0296 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0237 hectares per square kilometre | Cambodia |
| 2020s | 0.0199 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0287 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0088 hectares per square kilometre | Cambodia |
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, Brazil or Cambodia?
- Cambodia, at 0.0191 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0166 hectares per square kilometre in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre between Brazil and Cambodia?
- 0.0025 hectares per square kilometre, with Cambodia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Cambodia?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Cambodia rank globally for wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Brazil ranks 16th and Cambodia ranks 14th 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.