El Salvador vs France: Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre
El Salvador
0.0041 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
France
0.0036 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador rank
72nd
France rank
75th
Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- El Salvador
- France
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.0041 ha per square kilometre against 0.0036 ha per square kilometre in France, a difference of 0.0005 ha per square kilometre.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.2 times France's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 72nd and France ranks 75th of 186 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0326 ha per square kilometre | 0.0057 ha per square kilometre | 0.0268 ha per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 0.0138 ha per square kilometre | 0.0073 ha per square kilometre | 0.0065 ha per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.1053 ha per square kilometre | 0.0074 ha per square kilometre | 0.0978 ha per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.0255 ha per square kilometre | 0.0116 ha per square kilometre | 0.0139 ha per square kilometre | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre, El Salvador or France?
- El Salvador, at 0.0041 ha per square kilometre against 0.0036 ha per square kilometre in France as of 2023.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre between El Salvador and France?
- 0.0005 ha per square kilometre, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and France?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and France rank globally for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- El Salvador ranks 72nd and France ranks 75th 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.