Benin vs Gabon: Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Benin
0.0214 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Gabon
0.0228 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Benin rank
50th
Gabon rank
48th
Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- Benin
- Gabon
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 0.0228 ha per square kilometre against 0.0214 ha per square kilometre in Benin, a difference of 0.0014 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Gabon's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 50th and Gabon ranks 48th of 186 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 3 and Gabon in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5041 ha per square kilometre | 0.0196 ha per square kilometre | 0.4845 ha per square kilometre | Benin |
| 2000s | 0.1499 ha per square kilometre | 0.0208 ha per square kilometre | 0.1291 ha per square kilometre | Benin |
| 2010s | 0.0423 ha per square kilometre | 0.0222 ha per square kilometre | 0.0201 ha per square kilometre | Benin |
| 2020s | 0.0216 ha per square kilometre | 0.0272 ha per square kilometre | 0.0056 ha per square kilometre | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre, Benin or Gabon?
- Gabon, at 0.0228 ha per square kilometre against 0.0214 ha per square kilometre in Benin as of 2023.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre between Benin and Gabon?
- 0.0014 ha per square kilometre, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Gabon?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Gabon rank globally for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Benin ranks 50th and Gabon ranks 48th 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.