Ethiopia vs Kenya: Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area)
Ethiopia
0.0068 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Kenya
0.0024 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
18th
Kenya rank
20th
Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area) over time
- Ethiopia
- Kenya
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 0.0068 ha per square kilometre against 0.0024 ha per square kilometre in Kenya, a difference of 0.0044 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 2.8 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Kenya ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 18th and Kenya ranks 20th of 186 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 2 and Kenya in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0545 ha per square kilometre | 0.1223 ha per square kilometre | 0.0678 ha per square kilometre | Kenya |
| 2000s | 0.0128 ha per square kilometre | 0.0074 ha per square kilometre | 0.0054 ha per square kilometre | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 0.004 ha per square kilometre | 0.0092 ha per square kilometre | 0.0052 ha per square kilometre | Kenya |
| 2020s | 0.0104 ha per square kilometre | 0.0052 ha per square kilometre | 0.0052 ha per square kilometre | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher closed and open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre, Ethiopia or Kenya?
- Ethiopia, at 0.0068 ha per square kilometre against 0.0024 ha per square kilometre in Kenya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in closed and open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre between Ethiopia and Kenya?
- 0.0044 ha per square kilometre, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Kenya?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
- How do Ethiopia and Kenya rank globally for closed and open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Ethiopia ranks 18th 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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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.