Nicaragua vs South Sudan: Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Nicaragua
0.5081 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
South Sudan
0.4008 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Nicaragua rank
11th
South Sudan rank
12th
Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- Nicaragua
- South Sudan
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 0.5081 ha per square kilometre against 0.4008 ha per square kilometre in South Sudan, a difference of 0.1073 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.3 times South Sudan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2012 it was South Sudan ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 11th and South Sudan ranks 12th of 186 countries.
South Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1157 ha per square kilometre | 0.2912 ha per square kilometre | 0.1755 ha per square kilometre | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 0.208 ha per square kilometre | 0.5606 ha per square kilometre | 0.3526 ha per square kilometre | South Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre, Nicaragua or South Sudan?
- Nicaragua, at 0.5081 ha per square kilometre against 0.4008 ha per square kilometre in South Sudan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre between Nicaragua and South Sudan?
- 0.1073 ha per square kilometre, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and South Sudan?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2023.
- How do Nicaragua and South Sudan rank globally for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Nicaragua ranks 11th and South Sudan ranks 12th 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.