What is the difference in forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre between Chile and Nicaragua?

0.1404 ha per square kilometre, with Nicaragua ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Nicaragua?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

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.

Chile vs Nicaragua: Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre

Chile

0.3677 ha per square kilometre

in 2023

Nicaragua

0.5081 ha per square kilometre

in 2023

Chile rank

13th

Nicaragua rank

11th

Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time

Chile
Nicaragua

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 0.5081 ha per square kilometre against 0.3677 ha per square kilometre in Chile, a difference of 0.1404 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.4 times Chile's.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Chile ranks 13th and Nicaragua ranks 11th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chile	Nicaragua	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.0439 ha per square kilometre	0.1689 ha per square kilometre	0.1251 ha per square kilometre	Nicaragua
2000s	0.0284 ha per square kilometre	0.0983 ha per square kilometre	0.07 ha per square kilometre	Nicaragua
2010s	0.0668 ha per square kilometre	0.1134 ha per square kilometre	0.0466 ha per square kilometre	Nicaragua
2020s	0.1296 ha per square kilometre	0.208 ha per square kilometre	0.0785 ha per square kilometre	Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre, Chile or Nicaragua?: Nicaragua, at 0.5081 ha per square kilometre against 0.3677 ha per square kilometre in Chile as of 2023.
What is the difference in forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre between Chile and Nicaragua?: 0.1404 ha per square kilometre, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Nicaragua?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Chile and Nicaragua rank globally for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre?: Chile ranks 13th and Nicaragua ranks 11th 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: 05 October 2026

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.