Australia vs Benin: Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Australia
0.0209 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Benin
0.0214 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Australia rank
51st
Benin rank
50th
Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- Australia
- Benin
How they compare
Benin currently reports 0.0214 ha per square kilometre against 0.0209 ha per square kilometre in Australia, a difference of 0.0005 ha per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Benin ahead.
Australia ranks 51st and Benin ranks 50th of 186 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Benin in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Benin | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0788 ha per square kilometre | 0.5041 ha per square kilometre | 0.4253 ha per square kilometre | Benin |
| 2000s | 0.064 ha per square kilometre | 0.1499 ha per square kilometre | 0.0858 ha per square kilometre | Benin |
| 2010s | 0.0752 ha per square kilometre | 0.0423 ha per square kilometre | 0.0329 ha per square kilometre | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.0682 ha per square kilometre | 0.0216 ha per square kilometre | 0.0466 ha per square kilometre | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre, Australia or Benin?
- Benin, at 0.0214 ha per square kilometre against 0.0209 ha per square kilometre in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre between Australia and Benin?
- 0.0005 ha per square kilometre, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Benin?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Benin rank globally for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Australia ranks 51st and Benin ranks 50th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Forest fires — 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
Forest fires — 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.