Gabon vs Nicaragua: Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita

Gabon
0.0098 ha per person
in 2024
Nicaragua
0.009 ha per person
in 2023
Gabon rank
18th
Nicaragua rank
19th

Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita over time

  • Gabon
  • Nicaragua
00.0030.0050.0070.010.013199020072024

How they compare

Gabon currently reports 0.0098 ha per person against 0.009 ha per person in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.0008 ha per person.

That makes Gabon's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Gabon ahead.

Gabon ranks 18th and Nicaragua ranks 19th of 186 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 3 and Nicaragua in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gabon Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0047 ha per person 0.0044 ha per person 0.0002 ha per person Gabon
2000s 0.0037 ha per person 0.0022 ha per person 0.0014 ha per person Gabon
2010s 0.0029 ha per person 0.0022 ha per person 0.0007 ha per person Gabon
2020s 0.0029 ha per person 0.0037 ha per person 0.0008 ha per person Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest fires — burned area, per capita, Gabon or Nicaragua?
Gabon, at 0.0098 ha per person against 0.009 ha per person in Nicaragua as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest fires — burned area, per capita between Gabon and Nicaragua?
0.0008 ha per person, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Nicaragua?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Gabon and Nicaragua rank globally for forest fires — burned area, per capita?
Gabon ranks 18th and Nicaragua ranks 19th 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.

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Indicator
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita
Unit
ha per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
188 places, 6,434 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

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.