Belize vs Nicaragua: Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Belize
0.7654 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Nicaragua
0.5081 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Belize rank
10th
Nicaragua rank
11th
Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- Belize
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Belize currently reports 0.7654 ha per square kilometre against 0.5081 ha per square kilometre in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.2573 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Belize's figure about 1.5 times Nicaragua's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Belize ahead.
Belize ranks 10th and Nicaragua ranks 11th of 186 countries.
Belize has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5094 ha per square kilometre | 0.1689 ha per square kilometre | 0.3404 ha per square kilometre | Belize |
| 2000s | 0.5918 ha per square kilometre | 0.0983 ha per square kilometre | 0.4935 ha per square kilometre | Belize |
| 2010s | 0.7054 ha per square kilometre | 0.1134 ha per square kilometre | 0.5921 ha per square kilometre | Belize |
| 2020s | 0.6207 ha per square kilometre | 0.208 ha per square kilometre | 0.4127 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 Nicaragua?
- Belize, at 0.7654 ha per square kilometre against 0.5081 ha per square kilometre in Nicaragua as of 2023.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre between Belize and Nicaragua?
- 0.2573 ha per square kilometre, with Belize ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Nicaragua?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Belize and Nicaragua rank globally for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Belize ranks 10th and Nicaragua ranks 11th 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.