Portugal vs Somalia: Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area)
Portugal
0.0005 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Somalia
0.0007 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal rank
37th
Somalia rank
36th
Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area) over time
- Portugal
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 0.0007 ha per square kilometre against 0.0005 ha per square kilometre in Portugal, a difference of 0.0002 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.5 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 37th and Somalia ranks 36th of 186 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0647 ha per square kilometre | 0.0047 ha per square kilometre | 0.0601 ha per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.0225 ha per square kilometre | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | 0.0215 ha per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.0074 ha per square kilometre | 0.0023 ha per square kilometre | 0.005 ha per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.0013 ha per square kilometre | 0.0012 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, Portugal or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 0.0007 ha per square kilometre against 0.0005 ha per square kilometre in Portugal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in closed and open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre between Portugal and Somalia?
- 0.0002 ha per square kilometre, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Somalia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Portugal and Somalia rank globally for closed and open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Portugal ranks 37th 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.