El Salvador vs New Caledonia: Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre
El Salvador
0.0041 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
New Caledonia
0.0047 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador rank
72nd
New Caledonia rank
71st
Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- El Salvador
- New Caledonia
How they compare
New Caledonia currently reports 0.0047 ha per square kilometre against 0.0041 ha per square kilometre in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0006 ha per square kilometre.
That makes New Caledonia's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 72nd and New Caledonia ranks 71st of 186 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and New Caledonia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | New Caledonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0326 ha per square kilometre | 0.0173 ha per square kilometre | 0.0153 ha per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 0.0138 ha per square kilometre | 0.0144 ha per square kilometre | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | New Caledonia |
| 2010s | 0.1053 ha per square kilometre | 0.0151 ha per square kilometre | 0.0902 ha per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.0255 ha per square kilometre | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | 0.0244 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 New Caledonia?
- New Caledonia, at 0.0047 ha per square kilometre against 0.0041 ha per square kilometre in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre between El Salvador and New Caledonia?
- 0.0006 ha per square kilometre, with New Caledonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and New Caledonia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and New Caledonia rank globally for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- El Salvador ranks 72nd and New Caledonia ranks 71st 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.