Chile vs Guinea-Bissau: Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre

Chile
0.3677 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau
0.3331 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Chile rank
13th
Guinea-Bissau rank
15th

Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Chile
  • Guinea-Bissau
01234199020062023

How they compare

Chile currently reports 0.3677 ha per square kilometre against 0.3331 ha per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.0346 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Chile's figure about 1.1 times Guinea-Bissau's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.

Chile ranks 13th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 15th of 186 countries.

Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Guinea-Bissau Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0439 ha per square kilometre 1.1 ha per square kilometre 1.05 ha per square kilometre Guinea-Bissau
2000s 0.0284 ha per square kilometre 1.75 ha per square kilometre 1.72 ha per square kilometre Guinea-Bissau
2010s 0.0668 ha per square kilometre 1.74 ha per square kilometre 1.67 ha per square kilometre Guinea-Bissau
2020s 0.1296 ha per square kilometre 0.6163 ha per square kilometre 0.4868 ha per square kilometre Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre, Chile or Guinea-Bissau?
Chile, at 0.3677 ha per square kilometre against 0.3331 ha per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau as of 2023.
What is the difference in forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre between Chile and Guinea-Bissau?
0.0346 ha per square kilometre, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Guinea-Bissau?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Chile and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
Chile ranks 13th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 15th 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.