Bulgaria vs Italy: Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate

Bulgaria
-87.5 % change on previous year
in 2023
Italy
-88.79 % change on previous year
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
96th
Italy rank
98th

Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Italy
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports -87.5 % change on previous year against -88.79 % change on previous year in Italy, a difference of 1.29 % change on previous year.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Italy ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 96th and Italy ranks 98th of 184 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Italy Difference Ahead
1990s 2.69 % change on previous year 3.44 % change on previous year 0.7415 % change on previous year Italy
2000s -13.1 % change on previous year 20.35 % change on previous year 33.45 % change on previous year Italy
2010s 121.65 % change on previous year 138.29 % change on previous year 16.64 % change on previous year Italy
2020s 44.37 % change on previous year 222.41 % change on previous year 178.05 % change on previous year Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate, Bulgaria or Italy?
Bulgaria, at -87.5 % change on previous year against -88.79 % change on previous year in Italy as of 2023.
What is the difference in forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate between Bulgaria and Italy?
1.29 % change on previous year, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Italy?
29 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
How do Bulgaria and Italy rank globally for forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate?
Bulgaria ranks 96th and Italy ranks 98th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
216 places, 5,540 data points, 1991–2024
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Forest fires — Burned Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.