Chile vs Kenya: Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area)

Chile
0.0021 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Kenya
0.0024 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Chile rank
21st
Kenya rank
20th

Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area) over time

  • Chile
  • Kenya
00.20.40.6199020062023

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 0.0024 ha per square kilometre against 0.0021 ha per square kilometre in Chile, a difference of 0.0003 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.2 times Chile's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Kenya ahead.

Chile ranks 21st and Kenya ranks 20th of 186 countries.

Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Kenya Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0072 ha per square kilometre 0.0954 ha per square kilometre 0.0882 ha per square kilometre Kenya
2000s 0.0033 ha per square kilometre 0.0074 ha per square kilometre 0.0041 ha per square kilometre Kenya
2010s 0.0052 ha per square kilometre 0.0092 ha per square kilometre 0.004 ha per square kilometre Kenya
2020s 0.0042 ha per square kilometre 0.0052 ha per square kilometre 0.001 ha per square kilometre Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher closed and open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre, Chile or Kenya?
Kenya, at 0.0024 ha per square kilometre against 0.0021 ha per square kilometre in Chile as of 2023.
What is the difference in closed and open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre between Chile and Kenya?
0.0003 ha per square kilometre, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Kenya?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Chile and Kenya rank globally for closed and open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre?
Chile ranks 21st and Kenya ranks 20th 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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Indicator
Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Unit
ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
187 places, 6,213 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.