Chile vs Colombia: Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita
Chile
0.0006 ha per person
in 2024
Colombia
0.0005 ha per person
in 2024
Chile rank
44th
Colombia rank
45th
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita over time
- Chile
- Colombia
How they compare
Chile currently reports 0.0006 ha per person against 0.0005 ha per person in Colombia, a difference of 0.0001 ha per person.
That makes Chile's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 44th and Colombia ranks 45th of 186 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 3 and Colombia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0023 ha per person | 0.0013 ha per person | 0.001 ha per person | Chile |
| 2000s | 0.0013 ha per person | 0.0013 ha per person | 0 ha per person | Colombia |
| 2010s | 0.0027 ha per person | 0.001 ha per person | 0.0017 ha per person | Chile |
| 2020s | 0.004 ha per person | 0.001 ha per person | 0.0031 ha per person | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, per capita, Chile or Colombia?
- Chile, at 0.0006 ha per person against 0.0005 ha per person in Colombia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area, per capita between Chile and Colombia?
- 0.0001 ha per person, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Colombia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Chile and Colombia rank globally for forest fires — burned area, per capita?
- Chile ranks 44th and Colombia ranks 45th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Forest fires — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.