Rwanda vs Tanzania: Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre
Rwanda
0.0131 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Tanzania
0.0139 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Rwanda rank
19th
Tanzania rank
18th
Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- Rwanda
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 0.0139 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0131 hectares per square kilometre in Rwanda, a difference of 0.0008 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Tanzania ahead.
Rwanda ranks 19th and Tanzania ranks 18th of 206 countries.
Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0869 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0086 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0783 hectares per square kilometre | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 0.0731 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0058 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0673 hectares per square kilometre | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 0.0213 hectares per square kilometre | 0.009 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0123 hectares per square kilometre | Rwanda |
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, Rwanda or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 0.0139 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0131 hectares per square kilometre in Rwanda as of 2023.
- What is the difference in wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre between Rwanda and Tanzania?
- 0.0008 hectares per square kilometre, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Tanzania?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Rwanda and Tanzania rank globally for wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Rwanda ranks 19th and Tanzania ranks 18th 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.