Indonesia vs Portugal: Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Indonesia
0.1019 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal
0.0628 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Indonesia rank
31st
Portugal rank
34th
Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- Indonesia
- Portugal
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 0.1019 ha per square kilometre against 0.0628 ha per square kilometre in Portugal, a difference of 0.0391 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.6 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Indonesia ahead.
Indonesia ranks 31st and Portugal ranks 34th of 186 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.53 ha per square kilometre | 0.1613 ha per square kilometre | 0.3686 ha per square kilometre | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 0.1432 ha per square kilometre | 0.1765 ha per square kilometre | 0.0333 ha per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.1222 ha per square kilometre | 0.1806 ha per square kilometre | 0.0584 ha per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.032 ha per square kilometre | 0.0989 ha per square kilometre | 0.0669 ha per square kilometre | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre, Indonesia or Portugal?
- Indonesia, at 0.1019 ha per square kilometre against 0.0628 ha per square kilometre in Portugal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre between Indonesia and Portugal?
- 0.0391 ha per square kilometre, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Portugal?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Indonesia and Portugal rank globally for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Indonesia ranks 31st and Portugal ranks 34th 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.