Laos vs Senegal: Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre
Laos
0.0039 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Senegal
0.0032 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Laos rank
41st
Senegal rank
44th
Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- Laos
- Senegal
How they compare
Laos currently reports 0.0039 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0032 hectares per square kilometre in Senegal, a difference of 0.0007 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes Laos's figure about 1.2 times Senegal's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Laos ahead.
Laos ranks 41st and Senegal ranks 44th of 206 countries.
Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0008 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0014 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0007 hectares per square kilometre | Senegal |
| 2010s | 0.0012 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0029 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0017 hectares per square kilometre | Senegal |
| 2020s | 0.0017 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0035 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0018 hectares per square kilometre | Senegal |
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, Laos or Senegal?
- Laos, at 0.0039 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0032 hectares per square kilometre in Senegal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre between Laos and Senegal?
- 0.0007 hectares per square kilometre, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Senegal?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Laos and Senegal rank globally for wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Laos ranks 41st and Senegal ranks 44th 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.