Nepal vs Thailand: Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Nepal
1.44 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Thailand
0.9272 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Nepal rank
6th
Thailand rank
8th
Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- Nepal
- Thailand
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 1.44 ha per square kilometre against 0.9272 ha per square kilometre in Thailand, a difference of 0.5128 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Nepal's figure about 1.6 times Thailand's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Nepal ahead.
Nepal ranks 6th and Thailand ranks 8th of 186 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 3 and Thailand in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6107 ha per square kilometre | 0.5878 ha per square kilometre | 0.0229 ha per square kilometre | Nepal |
| 2000s | 0.5987 ha per square kilometre | 0.7038 ha per square kilometre | 0.1052 ha per square kilometre | Thailand |
| 2010s | 1.19 ha per square kilometre | 0.8394 ha per square kilometre | 0.3484 ha per square kilometre | Nepal |
| 2020s | 0.9772 ha per square kilometre | 0.8786 ha per square kilometre | 0.0986 ha per square kilometre | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre, Nepal or Thailand?
- Nepal, at 1.44 ha per square kilometre against 0.9272 ha per square kilometre in Thailand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre between Nepal and Thailand?
- 0.5128 ha per square kilometre, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Thailand?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Nepal and Thailand rank globally for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Nepal ranks 6th and Thailand ranks 8th 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.