Panama vs United States: Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre

Panama
0.0012 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
United States
0.0012 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Panama rank
65th
United States rank
63rd

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

  • Panama
  • United States
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How they compare

United States currently reports 0.0012 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0012 hectares per square kilometre in Panama, a difference of 0 hectares per square kilometre.

That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Panama ahead.

Panama ranks 65th and United States ranks 63rd of 206 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 2 and United States in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Panama United States Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0044 hectares per square kilometre 0.0013 hectares per square kilometre 0.0031 hectares per square kilometre Panama
2010s 0.0023 hectares per square kilometre 0.0013 hectares per square kilometre 0.001 hectares per square kilometre Panama
2020s 0.0012 hectares per square kilometre 0.0013 hectares per square kilometre 0.0001 hectares per square kilometre United States

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, Panama or United States?
United States, at 0.0012 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0012 hectares per square kilometre in Panama as of 2023.
What is the difference in wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre between Panama and United States?
0 hectares per square kilometre, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and United States?
22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do Panama and United States rank globally for wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre?
Panama ranks 65th and United States ranks 63rd 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.