Iran vs Syria: Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre
Iran
0.0004 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Syria
0.0005 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Iran rank
86th
Syria rank
83rd
Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- Iran
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 0.0005 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0004 hectares per square kilometre in Iran, a difference of 0.0001 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes Syria's figure about 1.3 times Iran's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Syria ahead.
Iran ranks 86th 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 | Iran | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0002 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0006 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0004 hectares per square kilometre | Syria |
| 2010s | 0.0002 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0007 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0005 hectares per square kilometre | Syria |
| 2020s | 0.0003 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0007 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0004 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, Iran or Syria?
- Syria, at 0.0005 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0004 hectares per square kilometre in Iran as of 2023.
- What is the difference in wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre between Iran and Syria?
- 0.0001 hectares per square kilometre, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Syria?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Iran and Syria rank globally for wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Iran ranks 86th 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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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.