Iceland vs Portugal: Savanna — Burned Area, per capita

Iceland
0.0037 ha per person
in 2024
Portugal
0.0031 ha per person
in 2024
Iceland rank
44th
Portugal rank
47th

Savanna — Burned Area, per capita over time

  • Iceland
  • Portugal
00.0020.0040.0060.0080.01199020072024

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 0.0037 ha per person against 0.0031 ha per person in Portugal, a difference of 0.0006 ha per person.

That makes Iceland's figure about 1.2 times Portugal's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Portugal ahead.

Iceland ranks 44th and Portugal ranks 47th of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Portugal Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0001 ha per person 0.0017 ha per person 0.0015 ha per person Portugal
2000s 0 ha per person 0.0026 ha per person 0.0025 ha per person Portugal
2010s 0 ha per person 0.0026 ha per person 0.0026 ha per person Portugal
2020s 0.0008 ha per person 0.0016 ha per person 0.0008 ha per person Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher savanna — burned area, per capita, Iceland or Portugal?
Iceland, at 0.0037 ha per person against 0.0031 ha per person in Portugal as of 2024.
What is the difference in savanna — burned area, per capita between Iceland and Portugal?
0.0006 ha per person, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Portugal?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Iceland and Portugal rank globally for savanna — burned area, per capita?
Iceland ranks 44th and Portugal ranks 47th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Savanna — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Savanna — Burned Area, per capita
Unit
ha per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
190 places, 6,504 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Savanna — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.