Brazil vs Cuba: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area)

Brazil
0.1857 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Cuba
0.1636 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Brazil rank
17th
Cuba rank
18th

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

  • Brazil
  • Cuba
00.10.20.30.40.5199020062023

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 0.1857 ha per square kilometre against 0.1636 ha per square kilometre in Cuba, a difference of 0.0221 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Cuba's.

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

Brazil ranks 17th and Cuba ranks 18th of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Cuba Difference Ahead
1990s 0.2055 ha per square kilometre 0.0588 ha per square kilometre 0.1467 ha per square kilometre Brazil
2000s 0.2311 ha per square kilometre 0.0696 ha per square kilometre 0.1615 ha per square kilometre Brazil
2010s 0.1996 ha per square kilometre 0.0499 ha per square kilometre 0.1497 ha per square kilometre Brazil
2020s 0.2462 ha per square kilometre 0.1063 ha per square kilometre 0.14 ha per square kilometre Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre, Brazil or Cuba?
Brazil, at 0.1857 ha per square kilometre against 0.1636 ha per square kilometre in Cuba as of 2023.
What is the difference in humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre between Brazil and Cuba?
0.0221 ha per square kilometre, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Cuba?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Brazil and Cuba rank globally for humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre?
Brazil ranks 17th and Cuba ranks 18th 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.