Australia vs Nicaragua: Closed shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre

Australia
0.1145 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Nicaragua
0.0197 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Australia rank
1st
Nicaragua rank
4th

Closed shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Australia
  • Nicaragua
00.10.20.30.4199020062023

How they compare

Australia currently reports 0.1145 ha per square kilometre against 0.0197 ha per square kilometre in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.0948 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Australia's figure about 5.8 times Nicaragua's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 1st and Nicaragua ranks 4th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0992 ha per square kilometre 0.0061 ha per square kilometre 0.0931 ha per square kilometre Australia
2000s 0.1877 ha per square kilometre 0.0079 ha per square kilometre 0.1798 ha per square kilometre Australia
2010s 0.1448 ha per square kilometre 0.004 ha per square kilometre 0.1408 ha per square kilometre Australia
2020s 0.0968 ha per square kilometre 0.0059 ha per square kilometre 0.0909 ha per square kilometre Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher closed shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre, Australia or Nicaragua?
Australia, at 0.1145 ha per square kilometre against 0.0197 ha per square kilometre in Nicaragua as of 2023.
What is the difference in closed shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre between Australia and Nicaragua?
0.0948 ha per square kilometre, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Nicaragua?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Australia and Nicaragua rank globally for closed shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre?
Australia ranks 1st and Nicaragua ranks 4th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Closed 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 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 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.