Burundi vs New Zealand: Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre

Burundi
0.0008 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
New Zealand
0.0011 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Burundi rank
83rd
New Zealand rank
80th

Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Burundi
  • New Zealand
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How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 0.0011 ha per square kilometre against 0.0008 ha per square kilometre in Burundi, a difference of 0.0003 ha per square kilometre.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.4 times Burundi's.

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

Burundi ranks 83rd and New Zealand ranks 80th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi New Zealand Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0385 ha per square kilometre 0.0007 ha per square kilometre 0.0377 ha per square kilometre Burundi
2000s 0.0136 ha per square kilometre 0.0009 ha per square kilometre 0.0127 ha per square kilometre Burundi
2010s 0.0171 ha per square kilometre 0.001 ha per square kilometre 0.016 ha per square kilometre Burundi
2020s 0.0017 ha per square kilometre 0.0014 ha per square kilometre 0.0003 ha per square kilometre Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre, Burundi or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 0.0011 ha per square kilometre against 0.0008 ha per square kilometre in Burundi as of 2023.
What is the difference in forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre between Burundi and New Zealand?
0.0003 ha per square kilometre, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and New Zealand?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Burundi and New Zealand rank globally for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
Burundi ranks 83rd and New Zealand ranks 80th 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.