Norway vs Sweden: Other forest — Burned Area — UNFCCC
Norway
363 ha
in 2020
Sweden
1,164 ha
in 2020
Norway rank
16th
Sweden rank
14th
Other forest — Burned Area — UNFCCC over time
- Norway
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 1,164 ha against 363 ha in Norway, a difference of 801 ha.
That makes Sweden's figure about 3.2 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sweden ahead.
Norway ranks 16th and Sweden ranks 14th of 25 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 626.44 ha | 2,140 ha | 1,514 ha | Sweden |
| 2000s | 1,035 ha | 4,934 ha | 3,899 ha | Sweden |
| 2010s | 712.8 ha | 5,035 ha | 4,322 ha | Sweden |
| 2020s | 363 ha | 1,164 ha | 801 ha | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher other forest — burned area — unfccc, Norway or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 1,164 ha against 363 ha in Norway as of 2020.
- What is the difference in other forest — burned area — unfccc between Norway and Sweden?
- 801 ha, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Norway and Sweden rank globally for other forest — burned area — unfccc?
- Norway ranks 16th and Sweden ranks 14th of 25 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Other forest — Burned Area — UNFCCC. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.