Afghanistan vs Spain: Open shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre

Afghanistan
0.0003 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Spain
0.0007 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
34th
Spain rank
31st

Open shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Spain
00.010.020.030.040.05199020062023

How they compare

Spain currently reports 0.0007 ha per square kilometre against 0.0003 ha per square kilometre in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.0004 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Spain's figure about 2.3 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 34th and Spain ranks 31st of 185 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Spain Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0176 ha per square kilometre 0.006 ha per square kilometre 0.0116 ha per square kilometre Afghanistan
2000s 0.0026 ha per square kilometre 0.0039 ha per square kilometre 0.0013 ha per square kilometre Spain
2010s 0.0003 ha per square kilometre 0.0052 ha per square kilometre 0.0048 ha per square kilometre Spain
2020s 0.0012 ha per square kilometre 0.0034 ha per square kilometre 0.0021 ha per square kilometre Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre, Afghanistan or Spain?
Spain, at 0.0007 ha per square kilometre against 0.0003 ha per square kilometre in Afghanistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre between Afghanistan and Spain?
0.0004 ha per square kilometre, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Spain?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Spain rank globally for open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre?
Afghanistan ranks 34th and Spain ranks 31st of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Open shrubland — 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
Open shrubland — 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

Open shrubland — 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.