Myanmar vs Somalia: Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area)
Myanmar
0.0003 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Somalia
0.0007 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Myanmar rank
39th
Somalia rank
36th
Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area) over time
- Myanmar
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 0.0007 ha per square kilometre against 0.0003 ha per square kilometre in Myanmar, a difference of 0.0004 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Somalia's figure about 2.1 times Myanmar's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Somalia ahead.
Myanmar ranks 39th and Somalia ranks 36th of 186 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Myanmar averaged higher in 2 and Somalia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Myanmar | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0056 ha per square kilometre | 0.0047 ha per square kilometre | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | Myanmar |
| 2000s | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | 0.0023 ha per square kilometre | 0.0022 ha per square kilometre | Somalia |
| 2020s | 0.0004 ha per square kilometre | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher closed and open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre, Myanmar or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 0.0007 ha per square kilometre against 0.0003 ha per square kilometre in Myanmar as of 2023.
- What is the difference in closed and open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre between Myanmar and Somalia?
- 0.0004 ha per square kilometre, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Somalia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Myanmar and Somalia rank globally for closed and open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Myanmar ranks 39th and Somalia ranks 36th 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.