Iceland vs Saudi Arabia: Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre

Iceland
0.0006 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
0.0013 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Iceland rank
117th
Saudi Arabia rank
114th

Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Iceland
  • Saudi Arabia
00.0050.010.0150.02199020062023

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.0013 ha per square kilometre against 0.0006 ha per square kilometre in Iceland, a difference of 0.0007 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 2.0 times Iceland's.

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

Iceland ranks 117th and Saudi Arabia ranks 114th of 187 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0004 ha per square kilometre 0.0021 ha per square kilometre 0.0017 ha per square kilometre Saudi Arabia
2000s 0.0017 ha per square kilometre 0.0083 ha per square kilometre 0.0066 ha per square kilometre Saudi Arabia
2010s 0 ha per square kilometre 0.0012 ha per square kilometre 0.0012 ha per square kilometre Saudi Arabia
2020s 0.0002 ha per square kilometre 0.0015 ha per square kilometre 0.0013 ha per square kilometre Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher grassland — burned area, per square kilometre, Iceland or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 0.0013 ha per square kilometre against 0.0006 ha per square kilometre in Iceland as of 2023.
What is the difference in grassland — burned area, per square kilometre between Iceland and Saudi Arabia?
0.0007 ha per square kilometre, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Saudi Arabia?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Iceland and Saudi Arabia rank globally for grassland — burned area, per square kilometre?
Iceland ranks 117th and Saudi Arabia ranks 114th 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.