Ethiopia vs New Caledonia: Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre

Ethiopia
0.0039 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
New Caledonia
0.0035 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
40th
New Caledonia rank
43rd

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

  • Ethiopia
  • New Caledonia
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How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 0.0039 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0035 hectares per square kilometre in New Caledonia, a difference of 0.0004 hectares per square kilometre.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times New Caledonia's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was New Caledonia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 40th and New Caledonia ranks 43rd of 206 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 1 and New Caledonia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia New Caledonia Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0006 hectares per square kilometre 0.0016 hectares per square kilometre 0.001 hectares per square kilometre New Caledonia
2010s 0.0007 hectares per square kilometre 0.0009 hectares per square kilometre 0.0002 hectares per square kilometre New Caledonia
2020s 0.003 hectares per square kilometre 0.0021 hectares per square kilometre 0.0009 hectares per square kilometre Ethiopia

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, Ethiopia or New Caledonia?
Ethiopia, at 0.0039 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0035 hectares per square kilometre in New Caledonia as of 2023.
What is the difference in wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre between Ethiopia and New Caledonia?
0.0004 hectares per square kilometre, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and New Caledonia?
22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do Ethiopia and New Caledonia rank globally for wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre?
Ethiopia ranks 40th and New Caledonia ranks 43rd 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.