Nepal vs Suriname: Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita

Nepal
0.0122 ha per person
in 2024
Suriname
0.019 ha per person
in 2024
Nepal rank
15th
Suriname rank
13th

Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita over time

  • Nepal
  • Suriname
00.0050.010.0150.02199020072024

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 0.019 ha per person against 0.0122 ha per person in Nepal, a difference of 0.0068 ha per person.

That makes Suriname's figure about 1.5 times Nepal's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Nepal ahead.

Nepal ranks 15th and Suriname ranks 13th of 186 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 3 and Suriname in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nepal Suriname Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0041 ha per person 0.0046 ha per person 0.0005 ha per person Suriname
2000s 0.0033 ha per person 0.0018 ha per person 0.0015 ha per person Nepal
2010s 0.0061 ha per person 0.0008 ha per person 0.0053 ha per person Nepal
2020s 0.0062 ha per person 0.0047 ha per person 0.0015 ha per person Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest fires — burned area, per capita, Nepal or Suriname?
Suriname, at 0.019 ha per person against 0.0122 ha per person in Nepal as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest fires — burned area, per capita between Nepal and Suriname?
0.0068 ha per person, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Suriname?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Nepal and Suriname rank globally for forest fires — burned area, per capita?
Nepal ranks 15th and Suriname ranks 13th 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.