Colombia vs New Zealand: Other forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre

Colombia
0.0015 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
New Zealand
0.0011 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Colombia rank
58th
New Zealand rank
60th

Other forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Colombia
  • New Zealand
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How they compare

Colombia currently reports 0.0015 ha per square kilometre against 0.0011 ha per square kilometre in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0004 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Colombia's figure about 1.3 times New Zealand's.

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

Colombia ranks 58th and New Zealand ranks 60th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia New Zealand Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0039 ha per square kilometre 0.0007 ha per square kilometre 0.0031 ha per square kilometre Colombia
2000s 0.0039 ha per square kilometre 0.0009 ha per square kilometre 0.0029 ha per square kilometre Colombia
2010s 0.0026 ha per square kilometre 0.001 ha per square kilometre 0.0016 ha per square kilometre Colombia
2020s 0.0021 ha per square kilometre 0.0014 ha per square kilometre 0.0007 ha per square kilometre Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher other forest — burned area, per square kilometre, Colombia or New Zealand?
Colombia, at 0.0015 ha per square kilometre against 0.0011 ha per square kilometre in New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in other forest — burned area, per square kilometre between Colombia and New Zealand?
0.0004 ha per square kilometre, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and New Zealand?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Colombia and New Zealand rank globally for other forest — burned area, per square kilometre?
Colombia ranks 58th and New Zealand ranks 60th 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.