Burkina Faso vs Syria: Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre

Burkina Faso
0.0004 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Syria
0.0005 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
84th
Syria rank
83rd

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

  • Burkina Faso
  • Syria
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How they compare

Syria currently reports 0.0005 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0004 hectares per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.0001 hectares per square kilometre.

That makes Syria's figure about 1.2 times Burkina Faso's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Syria ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 84th and Syria ranks 83rd of 206 countries.

Syria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Syria Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0001 hectares per square kilometre 0.0006 hectares per square kilometre 0.0006 hectares per square kilometre Syria
2010s 0.0001 hectares per square kilometre 0.0007 hectares per square kilometre 0.0006 hectares per square kilometre Syria
2020s 0.0002 hectares per square kilometre 0.0007 hectares per square kilometre 0.0005 hectares per square kilometre Syria

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, Burkina Faso or Syria?
Syria, at 0.0005 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0004 hectares per square kilometre in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
What is the difference in wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre between Burkina Faso and Syria?
0.0001 hectares per square kilometre, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Syria?
22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do Burkina Faso and Syria rank globally for wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre?
Burkina Faso ranks 84th and Syria ranks 83rd 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.