Nicaragua vs World: Closed shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Nicaragua
0.0197 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
World
0.0085 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Nicaragua rank
4th
World rank
1st
Closed shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- Nicaragua
- World
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 0.0197 ha per square kilometre against 0.0085 ha per square kilometre in World, a difference of 0.0112 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 2.3 times World's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was World ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 4th and World ranks 1st of 186 countries.
World has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0061 ha per square kilometre | 0.0202 ha per square kilometre | 0.0141 ha per square kilometre | World |
| 2000s | 0.0079 ha per square kilometre | 0.0212 ha per square kilometre | 0.0133 ha per square kilometre | World |
| 2010s | 0.004 ha per square kilometre | 0.0147 ha per square kilometre | 0.0106 ha per square kilometre | World |
| 2020s | 0.0059 ha per square kilometre | 0.0101 ha per square kilometre | 0.0042 ha per square kilometre | World |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher closed shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre, Nicaragua or World?
- Nicaragua, at 0.0197 ha per square kilometre against 0.0085 ha per square kilometre in World as of 2023.
- What is the difference in closed shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre between Nicaragua and World?
- 0.0112 ha per square kilometre, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and World?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Nicaragua and World rank globally for closed shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Nicaragua ranks 4th and World ranks 1st 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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About this data
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.