China vs Portugal: Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre

China
0.0216 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal
0.0244 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
84th
Portugal rank
82nd

Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time

  • China
  • Portugal
00.511.5199020062023

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 0.0244 ha per square kilometre against 0.0216 ha per square kilometre in China, a difference of 0.0028 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times China's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Portugal ahead.

China ranks 84th and Portugal ranks 82nd of 187 countries.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Portugal Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0151 ha per square kilometre 0.1759 ha per square kilometre 0.1608 ha per square kilometre Portugal
2000s 0.0193 ha per square kilometre 0.4095 ha per square kilometre 0.3902 ha per square kilometre Portugal
2010s 0.0182 ha per square kilometre 0.2903 ha per square kilometre 0.2722 ha per square kilometre Portugal
2020s 0.0134 ha per square kilometre 0.0983 ha per square kilometre 0.0849 ha per square kilometre Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher grassland — burned area, per square kilometre, China or Portugal?
Portugal, at 0.0244 ha per square kilometre against 0.0216 ha per square kilometre in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in grassland — burned area, per square kilometre between China and Portugal?
0.0028 ha per square kilometre, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Portugal?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do China and Portugal rank globally for grassland — burned area, per square kilometre?
China ranks 84th and Portugal ranks 82nd 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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Indicator
Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Unit
ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
189 places, 6,279 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.