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

Colombia
0.0244 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Gabon
0.0228 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Colombia rank
35th
Gabon rank
36th

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

  • Colombia
  • Gabon
00.050.10.15199020062023

How they compare

Colombia currently reports 0.0244 ha per square kilometre against 0.0228 ha per square kilometre in Gabon, a difference of 0.0016 ha per square kilometre.

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

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

Colombia ranks 35th and Gabon ranks 36th of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Gabon Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0361 ha per square kilometre 0.0195 ha per square kilometre 0.0165 ha per square kilometre Colombia
2000s 0.0457 ha per square kilometre 0.0208 ha per square kilometre 0.0249 ha per square kilometre Colombia
2010s 0.0402 ha per square kilometre 0.0222 ha per square kilometre 0.0181 ha per square kilometre Colombia
2020s 0.0489 ha per square kilometre 0.0272 ha per square kilometre 0.0217 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 Gabon?
Colombia, at 0.0244 ha per square kilometre against 0.0228 ha per square kilometre in Gabon as of 2023.
What is the difference in humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre between Colombia and Gabon?
0.0016 ha per square kilometre, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Gabon?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Colombia and Gabon rank globally for humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre?
Colombia ranks 35th and Gabon ranks 36th 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.