North Korea vs Ukraine: Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre
North Korea
0.0025 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Ukraine
0.0031 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
North Korea rank
49th
Ukraine rank
46th
Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- North Korea
- Ukraine
How they compare
Ukraine currently reports 0.0031 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0025 hectares per square kilometre in North Korea, a difference of 0.0006 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes Ukraine's figure about 1.2 times North Korea's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was North Korea ahead.
North Korea ranks 49th and Ukraine ranks 46th of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 2 and Ukraine in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0057 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0017 hectares per square kilometre | 0.004 hectares per square kilometre | North Korea |
| 2010s | 0.0021 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0021 hectares per square kilometre | 0 hectares per square kilometre | North Korea |
| 2020s | 0.0025 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0028 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0003 hectares per square kilometre | Ukraine |
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, North Korea or Ukraine?
- Ukraine, at 0.0031 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0025 hectares per square kilometre in North Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre between North Korea and Ukraine?
- 0.0006 hectares per square kilometre, with Ukraine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Ukraine?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do North Korea and Ukraine rank globally for wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- North Korea ranks 49th and Ukraine ranks 46th 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.