Benin vs Rwanda: Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Benin
0.0214 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Rwanda
0.0199 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Benin rank
50th
Rwanda rank
52nd
Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- Benin
- Rwanda
How they compare
Benin currently reports 0.0214 ha per square kilometre against 0.0199 ha per square kilometre in Rwanda, a difference of 0.0015 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Benin's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Benin has been ahead every year.
Benin ranks 50th and Rwanda ranks 52nd of 186 countries.
Benin has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5041 ha per square kilometre | 0.0271 ha per square kilometre | 0.477 ha per square kilometre | Benin |
| 2000s | 0.1499 ha per square kilometre | 0.0077 ha per square kilometre | 0.1421 ha per square kilometre | Benin |
| 2010s | 0.0423 ha per square kilometre | 0.0077 ha per square kilometre | 0.0346 ha per square kilometre | Benin |
| 2020s | 0.0216 ha per square kilometre | 0.0056 ha per square kilometre | 0.016 ha per square kilometre | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre, Benin or Rwanda?
- Benin, at 0.0214 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 Benin and Rwanda?
- 0.0015 ha per square kilometre, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Rwanda?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Rwanda rank globally for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Benin ranks 50th 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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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.