Australia vs Rwanda: Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre

Australia
0.0209 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Rwanda
0.0199 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Australia rank
51st
Rwanda rank
52nd

Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Australia
  • Rwanda
00.10.20.30.4199020062023

How they compare

Australia currently reports 0.0209 ha per square kilometre against 0.0199 ha per square kilometre in Rwanda, a difference of 0.001 ha per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 51st and Rwanda ranks 52nd of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Rwanda Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0788 ha per square kilometre 0.0271 ha per square kilometre 0.0517 ha per square kilometre Australia
2000s 0.064 ha per square kilometre 0.0077 ha per square kilometre 0.0563 ha per square kilometre Australia
2010s 0.0752 ha per square kilometre 0.0077 ha per square kilometre 0.0675 ha per square kilometre Australia
2020s 0.0682 ha per square kilometre 0.0056 ha per square kilometre 0.0626 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 Rwanda?
Australia, at 0.0209 ha per square kilometre against 0.0199 ha per square kilometre in Rwanda as of 2023.
What is the difference in forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre between Australia and Rwanda?
0.001 ha per square kilometre, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Rwanda?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Australia and Rwanda rank globally for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
Australia ranks 51st and Rwanda ranks 52nd 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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Indicator
Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Unit
ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
188 places, 6,245 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.