Bhutan vs Nepal: Other forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre

Bhutan
0.1006 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Nepal
0.0513 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Bhutan rank
15th
Nepal rank
18th

Other forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Bhutan
  • Nepal
00.050.10.150.20.25199020062023

How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 0.1006 ha per square kilometre against 0.0513 ha per square kilometre in Nepal, a difference of 0.0493 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Bhutan's figure about 2.0 times Nepal's.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Nepal ahead.

Bhutan ranks 15th and Nepal ranks 18th of 186 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 3 and Nepal in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Nepal Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0478 ha per square kilometre 0.0469 ha per square kilometre 0.0009 ha per square kilometre Bhutan
2000s 0.0527 ha per square kilometre 0.03 ha per square kilometre 0.0228 ha per square kilometre Bhutan
2010s 0.0896 ha per square kilometre 0.0628 ha per square kilometre 0.0267 ha per square kilometre Bhutan
2020s 0.0499 ha per square kilometre 0.0721 ha per square kilometre 0.0222 ha per square kilometre Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher other forest — burned area, per square kilometre, Bhutan or Nepal?
Bhutan, at 0.1006 ha per square kilometre against 0.0513 ha per square kilometre in Nepal as of 2023.
What is the difference in other forest — burned area, per square kilometre between Bhutan and Nepal?
0.0493 ha per square kilometre, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Nepal?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Bhutan and Nepal rank globally for other forest — burned area, per square kilometre?
Bhutan ranks 15th and Nepal ranks 18th 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.