Colombia vs Gabon: Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Colombia
0.0259 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Gabon
0.0228 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Colombia rank
46th
Gabon rank
48th
Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- Colombia
- Gabon
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 0.0259 ha per square kilometre against 0.0228 ha per square kilometre in Gabon, a difference of 0.0031 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Gabon's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 46th and Gabon ranks 48th of 186 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0399 ha per square kilometre | 0.0196 ha per square kilometre | 0.0203 ha per square kilometre | Colombia |
| 2000s | 0.0496 ha per square kilometre | 0.0208 ha per square kilometre | 0.0288 ha per square kilometre | Colombia |
| 2010s | 0.0428 ha per square kilometre | 0.0222 ha per square kilometre | 0.0206 ha per square kilometre | Colombia |
| 2020s | 0.051 ha per square kilometre | 0.0272 ha per square kilometre | 0.0238 ha per square kilometre | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre, Colombia or Gabon?
- Colombia, at 0.0259 ha per square kilometre against 0.0228 ha per square kilometre in Gabon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre between Colombia and Gabon?
- 0.0031 ha per square kilometre, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Gabon?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Colombia and Gabon rank globally for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Colombia ranks 46th and Gabon ranks 48th 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.