Australia vs Rwanda: Other forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre

Australia
0.0186 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Rwanda
0.0199 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Australia rank
28th
Rwanda rank
26th

Other forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Australia
  • Rwanda
00.10.20.30.4199020062023

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 0.0199 ha per square kilometre against 0.0186 ha per square kilometre in Australia, a difference of 0.0013 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 28th and Rwanda ranks 26th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Rwanda Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0763 ha per square kilometre 0.0271 ha per square kilometre 0.0492 ha per square kilometre Australia
2000s 0.0614 ha per square kilometre 0.0077 ha per square kilometre 0.0536 ha per square kilometre Australia
2010s 0.0716 ha per square kilometre 0.0077 ha per square kilometre 0.0639 ha per square kilometre Australia
2020s 0.0667 ha per square kilometre 0.0056 ha per square kilometre 0.061 ha per square kilometre Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher other forest — burned area, per square kilometre, Australia or Rwanda?
Rwanda, at 0.0199 ha per square kilometre against 0.0186 ha per square kilometre in Australia as of 2023.
What is the difference in other forest — burned area, per square kilometre between Australia and Rwanda?
0.0013 ha per square kilometre, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Rwanda?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Australia and Rwanda rank globally for other forest — burned area, per square kilometre?
Australia ranks 28th and Rwanda ranks 26th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Other 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
Other 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
188 places, 6,245 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Other 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.