What is the difference in forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre between Belize and Chile?

0.3977 ha per square kilometre, with Belize ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Chile?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

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.

Belize vs Chile: Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre

Belize

0.7654 ha per square kilometre

in 2023

Chile

0.3677 ha per square kilometre

in 2023

Belize rank

10th

Chile rank

13th

Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time

Belize
Chile

How they compare

Belize currently reports 0.7654 ha per square kilometre against 0.3677 ha per square kilometre in Chile, a difference of 0.3977 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Belize's figure about 2.1 times Chile's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Belize ahead.

Belize ranks 10th and Chile ranks 13th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belize	Chile	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.5094 ha per square kilometre	0.0439 ha per square kilometre	0.4655 ha per square kilometre	Belize
2000s	0.5918 ha per square kilometre	0.0284 ha per square kilometre	0.5634 ha per square kilometre	Belize
2010s	0.7054 ha per square kilometre	0.0668 ha per square kilometre	0.6387 ha per square kilometre	Belize
2020s	0.6207 ha per square kilometre	0.1296 ha per square kilometre	0.4911 ha per square kilometre	Belize

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre, Belize or Chile?: Belize, at 0.7654 ha per square kilometre against 0.3677 ha per square kilometre in Chile as of 2023.
What is the difference in forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre between Belize and Chile?: 0.3977 ha per square kilometre, with Belize ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Chile?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Belize and Chile rank globally for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre?: Belize ranks 10th and Chile ranks 13th 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: 05 October 2026

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.