Benin vs Ethiopia: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area)

Benin
0.0214 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Ethiopia
0.0219 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Benin rank
40th
Ethiopia rank
38th

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

  • Benin
  • Ethiopia
00.10.20.30.40.5199020062023

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 0.0219 ha per square kilometre against 0.0214 ha per square kilometre in Benin, a difference of 0.0005 ha per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 40th and Ethiopia ranks 38th of 185 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and Ethiopia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Ethiopia Difference Ahead
1990s 0.2239 ha per square kilometre 0.0319 ha per square kilometre 0.192 ha per square kilometre Benin
2000s 0.131 ha per square kilometre 0.0546 ha per square kilometre 0.0764 ha per square kilometre Benin
2010s 0.0423 ha per square kilometre 0.0636 ha per square kilometre 0.0213 ha per square kilometre Ethiopia
2020s 0.0216 ha per square kilometre 0.0368 ha per square kilometre 0.0152 ha per square kilometre Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre, Benin or Ethiopia?
Ethiopia, at 0.0219 ha per square kilometre against 0.0214 ha per square kilometre in Benin as of 2023.
What is the difference in humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre between Benin and Ethiopia?
0.0005 ha per square kilometre, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Ethiopia?
31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
How do Benin and Ethiopia rank globally for humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre?
Benin ranks 40th and Ethiopia ranks 38th 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.