Kenya vs New Zealand: Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Kenya
0.0017 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
New Zealand
0.0011 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Kenya rank
79th
New Zealand rank
80th
Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- Kenya
- New Zealand
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 0.0017 ha per square kilometre against 0.0011 ha per square kilometre in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0006 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.5 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 79th and New Zealand ranks 80th of 186 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 3 and New Zealand in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0068 ha per square kilometre | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | 0.0061 ha per square kilometre | Kenya |
| 2000s | 0.0032 ha per square kilometre | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | 0.0023 ha per square kilometre | Kenya |
| 2010s | 0.0018 ha per square kilometre | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | Kenya |
| 2020s | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | 0.0014 ha per square kilometre | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre, Kenya or New Zealand?
- Kenya, at 0.0017 ha per square kilometre against 0.0011 ha per square kilometre in New Zealand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre between Kenya and New Zealand?
- 0.0006 ha per square kilometre, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and New Zealand?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and New Zealand rank globally for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Kenya ranks 79th and New Zealand ranks 80th 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.