Bhutan vs Indonesia: Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre

Bhutan
0.1056 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Indonesia
0.1019 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Bhutan rank
30th
Indonesia rank
31st

Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Bhutan
  • Indonesia
00.511.52199020062023

How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 0.1056 ha per square kilometre against 0.1019 ha per square kilometre in Indonesia, a difference of 0.0037 ha per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Indonesia ahead.

Bhutan ranks 30th and Indonesia ranks 31st of 186 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 2 and Indonesia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Indonesia Difference Ahead
1990s 0.07 ha per square kilometre 0.53 ha per square kilometre 0.4599 ha per square kilometre Indonesia
2000s 0.0736 ha per square kilometre 0.1432 ha per square kilometre 0.0696 ha per square kilometre Indonesia
2010s 0.1253 ha per square kilometre 0.1222 ha per square kilometre 0.0031 ha per square kilometre Bhutan
2020s 0.056 ha per square kilometre 0.032 ha per square kilometre 0.024 ha per square kilometre Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre, Bhutan or Indonesia?
Bhutan, at 0.1056 ha per square kilometre against 0.1019 ha per square kilometre in Indonesia as of 2023.
What is the difference in forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre between Bhutan and Indonesia?
0.0037 ha per square kilometre, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Indonesia?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Bhutan and Indonesia rank globally for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
Bhutan ranks 30th and Indonesia ranks 31st 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.