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

Colombia
0.0244 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Ethiopia
0.0219 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Colombia rank
35th
Ethiopia rank
38th

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

  • Colombia
  • Ethiopia
00.050.10.15199020062023

How they compare

Colombia currently reports 0.0244 ha per square kilometre against 0.0219 ha per square kilometre in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.0025 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Colombia ranks 35th and Ethiopia ranks 38th of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Ethiopia Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0339 ha per square kilometre 0.0319 ha per square kilometre 0.0021 ha per square kilometre Colombia
2000s 0.0457 ha per square kilometre 0.0546 ha per square kilometre 0.0089 ha per square kilometre Ethiopia
2010s 0.0402 ha per square kilometre 0.0636 ha per square kilometre 0.0233 ha per square kilometre Ethiopia
2020s 0.0489 ha per square kilometre 0.0368 ha per square kilometre 0.0121 ha per square kilometre Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre, Colombia or Ethiopia?
Colombia, at 0.0244 ha per square kilometre against 0.0219 ha per square kilometre in Ethiopia as of 2023.
What is the difference in humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre between Colombia and Ethiopia?
0.0025 ha per square kilometre, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Ethiopia?
31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
How do Colombia and Ethiopia rank globally for humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre?
Colombia ranks 35th 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.