Argentina vs Suriname: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area)

Argentina
0.0072 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Suriname
0.0097 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Argentina rank
48th
Suriname rank
45th

Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area) over time

  • Argentina
  • Suriname
00.020.040.060.08199020062023

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 0.0097 ha per square kilometre against 0.0072 ha per square kilometre in Argentina, a difference of 0.0025 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Suriname's figure about 1.4 times Argentina's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 48th and Suriname ranks 45th of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Suriname Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0359 ha per square kilometre 0.0126 ha per square kilometre 0.0232 ha per square kilometre Argentina
2000s 0.0207 ha per square kilometre 0.0056 ha per square kilometre 0.0151 ha per square kilometre Argentina
2010s 0.0154 ha per square kilometre 0.0028 ha per square kilometre 0.0126 ha per square kilometre Argentina
2020s 0.0311 ha per square kilometre 0.0044 ha per square kilometre 0.0267 ha per square kilometre Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre, Argentina or Suriname?
Suriname, at 0.0097 ha per square kilometre against 0.0072 ha per square kilometre in Argentina as of 2023.
What is the difference in humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre between Argentina and Suriname?
0.0025 ha per square kilometre, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Suriname?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Argentina and Suriname rank globally for humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre?
Argentina ranks 48th and Suriname ranks 45th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Humid tropical forest — 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
Humid tropical forest — 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
186 places, 6,179 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Humid tropical forest — 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.