Somalia vs Sri Lanka: Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre

Somalia
0.0043 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
0.0062 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Somalia rank
104th
Sri Lanka rank
101st

Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Somalia
  • Sri Lanka
00.050.10.150.2199020062023

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0.0062 ha per square kilometre against 0.0043 ha per square kilometre in Somalia, a difference of 0.0019 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.4 times Somalia's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Somalia ranks 104th and Sri Lanka ranks 101st of 187 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Somalia Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0209 ha per square kilometre 0.035 ha per square kilometre 0.0141 ha per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2000s 0.0412 ha per square kilometre 0.1101 ha per square kilometre 0.0689 ha per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2010s 0.0269 ha per square kilometre 0.0407 ha per square kilometre 0.0138 ha per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2020s 0.009 ha per square kilometre 0.0038 ha per square kilometre 0.0051 ha per square kilometre Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher grassland — burned area, per square kilometre, Somalia or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 0.0062 ha per square kilometre against 0.0043 ha per square kilometre in Somalia as of 2023.
What is the difference in grassland — burned area, per square kilometre between Somalia and Sri Lanka?
0.0019 ha per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Sri Lanka?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Somalia and Sri Lanka rank globally for grassland — burned area, per square kilometre?
Somalia ranks 104th and Sri Lanka ranks 101st 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.