Afghanistan vs Portugal: Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area)
Afghanistan
0.0003 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal
0.0005 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
40th
Portugal rank
37th
Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area) over time
- Afghanistan
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.0005 ha per square kilometre against 0.0003 ha per square kilometre in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.0002 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.6 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Portugal ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 40th and Portugal ranks 37th of 186 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.018 ha per square kilometre | 0.0647 ha per square kilometre | 0.0467 ha per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.0027 ha per square kilometre | 0.0225 ha per square kilometre | 0.0198 ha per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | 0.0074 ha per square kilometre | 0.0071 ha per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | 0.0013 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher closed and open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre, Afghanistan or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 0.0005 ha per square kilometre against 0.0003 ha per square kilometre in Afghanistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in closed and open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre between Afghanistan and Portugal?
- 0.0002 ha per square kilometre, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Portugal?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Portugal rank globally for closed and open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Afghanistan ranks 40th and Portugal ranks 37th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, 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
Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area 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.