Colombia vs Senegal: Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Colombia
0.0259 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Senegal
0.0217 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Colombia rank
46th
Senegal rank
49th
Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- Colombia
- Senegal
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 0.0259 ha per square kilometre against 0.0217 ha per square kilometre in Senegal, a difference of 0.0042 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.2 times Senegal's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Senegal ahead.
Colombia ranks 46th and Senegal ranks 49th of 186 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 1 and Senegal in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0399 ha per square kilometre | 0.4635 ha per square kilometre | 0.4235 ha per square kilometre | Senegal |
| 2000s | 0.0496 ha per square kilometre | 0.136 ha per square kilometre | 0.0864 ha per square kilometre | Senegal |
| 2010s | 0.0428 ha per square kilometre | 0.0618 ha per square kilometre | 0.019 ha per square kilometre | Senegal |
| 2020s | 0.051 ha per square kilometre | 0.0506 ha per square kilometre | 0.0004 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 Senegal?
- Colombia, at 0.0259 ha per square kilometre against 0.0217 ha per square kilometre in Senegal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre between Colombia and Senegal?
- 0.0042 ha per square kilometre, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Senegal?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Colombia and Senegal rank globally for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Colombia ranks 46th and Senegal ranks 49th 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.