India vs Kenya: Open shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre

India
0.0013 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Kenya
0.0023 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
India rank
22nd
Kenya rank
19th

Open shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time

  • India
  • Kenya
00.10.20.30.40.5199020062023

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 0.0023 ha per square kilometre against 0.0013 ha per square kilometre in India, a difference of 0.001 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.8 times India's.

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

India ranks 22nd and Kenya ranks 19th of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade India Kenya Difference Ahead
1990s 0.001 ha per square kilometre 0.0767 ha per square kilometre 0.0757 ha per square kilometre Kenya
2000s 0.0003 ha per square kilometre 0.0038 ha per square kilometre 0.0035 ha per square kilometre Kenya
2010s 0.0002 ha per square kilometre 0.0071 ha per square kilometre 0.0068 ha per square kilometre Kenya
2020s 0.0005 ha per square kilometre 0.004 ha per square kilometre 0.0035 ha per square kilometre Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre, India or Kenya?
Kenya, at 0.0023 ha per square kilometre against 0.0013 ha per square kilometre in India as of 2023.
What is the difference in open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre between India and Kenya?
0.001 ha per square kilometre, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Kenya?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do India and Kenya rank globally for open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre?
India ranks 22nd and Kenya ranks 19th 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.