Panama vs Suriname: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area)

Panama
0.0121 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Suriname
0.0097 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Panama rank
43rd
Suriname rank
45th

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

  • Panama
  • Suriname
00.050.10.150.20.25199020062023

How they compare

Panama currently reports 0.0121 ha per square kilometre against 0.0097 ha per square kilometre in Suriname, a difference of 0.0024 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Panama's figure about 1.2 times Suriname's.

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

Panama ranks 43rd and Suriname ranks 45th of 185 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 3 and Suriname in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Panama Suriname Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0186 ha per square kilometre 0.0126 ha per square kilometre 0.0059 ha per square kilometre Panama
2000s 0.0449 ha per square kilometre 0.0056 ha per square kilometre 0.0393 ha per square kilometre Panama
2010s 0.0149 ha per square kilometre 0.0028 ha per square kilometre 0.0121 ha per square kilometre Panama
2020s 0.0041 ha per square kilometre 0.0044 ha per square kilometre 0.0003 ha per square kilometre Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre, Panama or Suriname?
Panama, at 0.0121 ha per square kilometre against 0.0097 ha per square kilometre in Suriname as of 2023.
What is the difference in humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre between Panama and Suriname?
0.0024 ha per square kilometre, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Suriname?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Panama and Suriname rank globally for humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre?
Panama ranks 43rd and Suriname ranks 45th 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.