Benin vs Burkina Faso: Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Benin
5.13 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Burkina Faso
8.44 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Benin rank
9th
Burkina Faso rank
7th
Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- Benin
- Burkina Faso
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 8.44 ha per square kilometre against 5.13 ha per square kilometre in Benin, a difference of 3.31 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.6 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Benin ranks 9th and Burkina Faso ranks 7th of 187 countries.
Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Burkina Faso | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.74 ha per square kilometre | 4.71 ha per square kilometre | 0.9686 ha per square kilometre | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 6.69 ha per square kilometre | 9.43 ha per square kilometre | 2.74 ha per square kilometre | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 6.49 ha per square kilometre | 6.72 ha per square kilometre | 0.229 ha per square kilometre | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 5.65 ha per square kilometre | 5.98 ha per square kilometre | 0.3318 ha per square kilometre | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher grassland — burned area, per square kilometre, Benin or Burkina Faso?
- Burkina Faso, at 8.44 ha per square kilometre against 5.13 ha per square kilometre in Benin as of 2023.
- What is the difference in grassland — burned area, per square kilometre between Benin and Burkina Faso?
- 3.31 ha per square kilometre, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Burkina Faso?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Burkina Faso rank globally for grassland — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Benin ranks 9th and Burkina Faso ranks 7th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Grassland — 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
Grassland — 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.