Canada vs Nicaragua: Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area)
Canada
0.0342 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Nicaragua
0.0197 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Canada rank
11th
Nicaragua rank
14th
Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area) over time
- Canada
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Canada currently reports 0.0342 ha per square kilometre against 0.0197 ha per square kilometre in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.0145 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.7 times Nicaragua's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Canada ranks 11th and Nicaragua ranks 14th of 186 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and Nicaragua in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0334 ha per square kilometre | 0.0223 ha per square kilometre | 0.011 ha per square kilometre | Canada |
| 2000s | 0.0037 ha per square kilometre | 0.0138 ha per square kilometre | 0.0101 ha per square kilometre | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 0.0035 ha per square kilometre | 0.004 ha per square kilometre | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 0.0095 ha per square kilometre | 0.0059 ha per square kilometre | 0.0036 ha per square kilometre | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher closed and open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre, Canada or Nicaragua?
- Canada, at 0.0342 ha per square kilometre against 0.0197 ha per square kilometre in Nicaragua as of 2023.
- What is the difference in closed and open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre between Canada and Nicaragua?
- 0.0145 ha per square kilometre, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Nicaragua?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Nicaragua rank globally for closed and open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Canada ranks 11th and Nicaragua ranks 14th 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.