Bulgaria vs North Macedonia: Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre

Bulgaria
0.0006 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
North Macedonia
0.0009 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
84th
North Macedonia rank
82nd

Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Bulgaria
  • North Macedonia
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How they compare

North Macedonia currently reports 0.0009 ha per square kilometre against 0.0006 ha per square kilometre in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.0003 ha per square kilometre.

That makes North Macedonia's figure about 1.4 times Bulgaria's.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was North Macedonia ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 84th and North Macedonia ranks 82nd of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria North Macedonia Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0081 ha per square kilometre 0.0192 ha per square kilometre 0.0111 ha per square kilometre North Macedonia
2000s 0.0108 ha per square kilometre 0.0226 ha per square kilometre 0.0117 ha per square kilometre North Macedonia
2010s 0.0054 ha per square kilometre 0.0102 ha per square kilometre 0.0048 ha per square kilometre North Macedonia
2020s 0.0024 ha per square kilometre 0.03 ha per square kilometre 0.0277 ha per square kilometre North Macedonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre, Bulgaria or North Macedonia?
North Macedonia, at 0.0009 ha per square kilometre against 0.0006 ha per square kilometre in Bulgaria as of 2023.
What is the difference in forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre between Bulgaria and North Macedonia?
0.0003 ha per square kilometre, with North Macedonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and North Macedonia?
32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Bulgaria and North Macedonia rank globally for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
Bulgaria ranks 84th and North Macedonia ranks 82nd 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.