Benin vs Senegal: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area)
Benin
0.0214 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Senegal
0.0217 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Benin rank
40th
Senegal rank
39th
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area) over time
- Benin
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 0.0217 ha per square kilometre against 0.0214 ha per square kilometre in Benin, a difference of 0.0003 ha per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 40th and Senegal ranks 39th of 185 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and Senegal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1885 ha per square kilometre | 0.1701 ha per square kilometre | 0.0184 ha per square kilometre | Benin |
| 2000s | 0.131 ha per square kilometre | 0.0806 ha per square kilometre | 0.0504 ha per square kilometre | Benin |
| 2010s | 0.0423 ha per square kilometre | 0.0617 ha per square kilometre | 0.0194 ha per square kilometre | Senegal |
| 2020s | 0.0216 ha per square kilometre | 0.0502 ha per square kilometre | 0.0286 ha per square kilometre | Senegal |
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 Senegal?
- Senegal, at 0.0217 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 Senegal?
- 0.0003 ha per square kilometre, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Senegal?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Senegal rank globally for humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Benin ranks 40th and Senegal ranks 39th 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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About this data
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.