Central African Republic vs World: Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Central African Republic
3.9 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
World
0.1976 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Central African Republic rank
1st
World rank
1st
Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- Central African Republic
- World
How they compare
Central African Republic currently reports 3.9 ha per square kilometre against 0.1976 ha per square kilometre in World, a difference of 3.7 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Central African Republic's figure about 19.8 times World's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Central African Republic has been ahead every year.
Central African Republic ranks 1st and World ranks 1st of 186 countries.
Central African Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central African Republic | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.97 ha per square kilometre | 0.2118 ha per square kilometre | 2.76 ha per square kilometre | Central African Republic |
| 2000s | 4.88 ha per square kilometre | 0.228 ha per square kilometre | 4.65 ha per square kilometre | Central African Republic |
| 2010s | 5.35 ha per square kilometre | 0.254 ha per square kilometre | 5.1 ha per square kilometre | Central African Republic |
| 2020s | 4.89 ha per square kilometre | 0.2162 ha per square kilometre | 4.67 ha per square kilometre | Central African Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre, Central African Republic or World?
- Central African Republic, at 3.9 ha per square kilometre against 0.1976 ha per square kilometre in World as of 2023.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre between Central African Republic and World?
- 3.7 ha per square kilometre, with Central African Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and World?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Central African Republic and World rank globally for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Central African Republic ranks 1st and World ranks 1st 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.