Nepal vs World: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area)

Nepal
1.39 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
World
0.1313 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Nepal rank
4th
World rank
1st

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

  • Nepal
  • World
0123199020062023

How they compare

Nepal currently reports 1.39 ha per square kilometre against 0.1313 ha per square kilometre in World, a difference of 1.26 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Nepal's figure about 10.6 times World's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Nepal ahead.

Nepal ranks 4th and World ranks 1st of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Nepal World Difference Ahead
1990s 0.5639 ha per square kilometre 0.145 ha per square kilometre 0.4189 ha per square kilometre Nepal
2000s 0.5687 ha per square kilometre 0.1648 ha per square kilometre 0.4039 ha per square kilometre Nepal
2010s 1.12 ha per square kilometre 0.1815 ha per square kilometre 0.9434 ha per square kilometre Nepal
2020s 0.9051 ha per square kilometre 0.1542 ha per square kilometre 0.751 ha per square kilometre Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre, Nepal or World?
Nepal, at 1.39 ha per square kilometre against 0.1313 ha per square kilometre in World as of 2023.
What is the difference in humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre between Nepal and World?
1.26 ha per square kilometre, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and World?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Nepal and World rank globally for humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre?
Nepal ranks 4th and World ranks 1st 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.