India vs Sri Lanka: Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area)
India
0.0698 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
0.1006 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
India rank
61st
Sri Lanka rank
58th
Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area) over time
- India
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.1006 ha per square kilometre against 0.0698 ha per square kilometre in India, a difference of 0.0308 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.4 times India's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
India ranks 61st and Sri Lanka ranks 58th of 188 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, India averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0971 ha per square kilometre | 0.2321 ha per square kilometre | 0.135 ha per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 0.1066 ha per square kilometre | 0.4708 ha per square kilometre | 0.3642 ha per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.1176 ha per square kilometre | 0.166 ha per square kilometre | 0.0484 ha per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.1002 ha per square kilometre | 0.0594 ha per square kilometre | 0.0408 ha per square kilometre | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna and woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre, India or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.1006 ha per square kilometre against 0.0698 ha per square kilometre in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in savanna and woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre between India and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0308 ha per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Sri Lanka?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do India and Sri Lanka rank globally for savanna and woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre?
- India ranks 61st and Sri Lanka ranks 58th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Savanna and woody savanna — 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.