Brazil vs Greece: Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre

Brazil
0.1883 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Greece
0.1976 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Brazil rank
22nd
Greece rank
21st

Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Brazil
  • Greece
00.10.20.30.40.5199020062023

How they compare

Greece currently reports 0.1976 ha per square kilometre against 0.1883 ha per square kilometre in Brazil, a difference of 0.0093 ha per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 22nd and Greece ranks 21st of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Greece Difference Ahead
1990s 0.2118 ha per square kilometre 0.0476 ha per square kilometre 0.1642 ha per square kilometre Brazil
2000s 0.2414 ha per square kilometre 0.0304 ha per square kilometre 0.211 ha per square kilometre Brazil
2010s 0.2092 ha per square kilometre 0.0097 ha per square kilometre 0.1996 ha per square kilometre Brazil
2020s 0.2507 ha per square kilometre 0.1195 ha per square kilometre 0.1312 ha per square kilometre Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre, Brazil or Greece?
Greece, at 0.1976 ha per square kilometre against 0.1883 ha per square kilometre in Brazil as of 2023.
What is the difference in forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre between Brazil and Greece?
0.0093 ha per square kilometre, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Greece?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Brazil and Greece rank globally for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
Brazil ranks 22nd and Greece ranks 21st 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.