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

Ecuador
0.0252 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Nicaragua
0.0371 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Ecuador rank
9th
Nicaragua rank
6th

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

  • Ecuador
  • Nicaragua
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How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 0.0371 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0252 hectares per square kilometre in Ecuador, a difference of 0.0119 hectares per square kilometre.

That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.5 times Ecuador's.

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

Ecuador ranks 9th and Nicaragua ranks 6th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Nicaragua Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0028 hectares per square kilometre 0.0276 hectares per square kilometre 0.0248 hectares per square kilometre Nicaragua
2010s 0.0104 hectares per square kilometre 0.0192 hectares per square kilometre 0.0088 hectares per square kilometre Nicaragua
2020s 0.0087 hectares per square kilometre 0.0142 hectares per square kilometre 0.0055 hectares per square kilometre Nicaragua

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, Ecuador or Nicaragua?
Nicaragua, at 0.0371 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0252 hectares per square kilometre in Ecuador as of 2023.
What is the difference in wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre between Ecuador and Nicaragua?
0.0119 hectares per square kilometre, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Nicaragua?
22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do Ecuador and Nicaragua rank globally for wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre?
Ecuador ranks 9th 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.