Chad vs Portugal: Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre

Chad
0.074 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal
0.0628 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Chad rank
33rd
Portugal rank
34th

Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Chad
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Chad currently reports 0.074 ha per square kilometre against 0.0628 ha per square kilometre in Portugal, a difference of 0.0112 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Chad's figure about 1.2 times Portugal's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Chad ahead.

Chad ranks 33rd and Portugal ranks 34th of 186 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chad Portugal Difference Ahead
1990s 0.2305 ha per square kilometre 0.1613 ha per square kilometre 0.0692 ha per square kilometre Chad
2000s 0.1747 ha per square kilometre 0.1765 ha per square kilometre 0.0017 ha per square kilometre Portugal
2010s 0.1864 ha per square kilometre 0.1806 ha per square kilometre 0.0058 ha per square kilometre Chad
2020s 0.1026 ha per square kilometre 0.0989 ha per square kilometre 0.0038 ha per square kilometre Chad

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre, Chad or Portugal?
Chad, at 0.074 ha per square kilometre against 0.0628 ha per square kilometre in Portugal as of 2023.
What is the difference in forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre between Chad and Portugal?
0.0112 ha per square kilometre, with Chad ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Portugal?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Chad and Portugal rank globally for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
Chad ranks 33rd and Portugal ranks 34th 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.