Portugal vs Spain: Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area)
Portugal
0.0005 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Spain
0.0007 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal rank
37th
Spain rank
35th
Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area) over time
- Portugal
- Spain
How they compare
Spain 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 Spain's figure about 1.5 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 37th and Spain ranks 35th of 186 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0647 ha per square kilometre | 0.0137 ha per square kilometre | 0.0511 ha per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.0225 ha per square kilometre | 0.0081 ha per square kilometre | 0.0144 ha per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.0074 ha per square kilometre | 0.0063 ha per square kilometre | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.0013 ha per square kilometre | 0.0054 ha per square kilometre | 0.004 ha per square kilometre | Spain |
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 Spain?
- Spain, 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 Spain?
- 0.0002 ha per square kilometre, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Portugal and Spain rank globally for closed and open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Portugal ranks 37th and Spain ranks 35th 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.