Gambia vs Kenya: Savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre

Gambia
0.0085 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Kenya
0.0118 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Gambia rank
80th
Kenya rank
77th

Savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Gambia
  • Kenya
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 0.0118 ha per square kilometre against 0.0085 ha per square kilometre in Gambia, a difference of 0.0033 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.4 times Gambia's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Gambia ahead.

Gambia ranks 80th and Kenya ranks 77th of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Kenya Difference Ahead
1990s 4.83 ha per square kilometre 0.14 ha per square kilometre 4.69 ha per square kilometre Gambia
2000s 1.23 ha per square kilometre 0.0908 ha per square kilometre 1.14 ha per square kilometre Gambia
2010s 0.123 ha per square kilometre 0.0468 ha per square kilometre 0.0761 ha per square kilometre Gambia
2020s 0.0528 ha per square kilometre 0.0429 ha per square kilometre 0.0099 ha per square kilometre Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher savanna — burned area, per square kilometre, Gambia or Kenya?
Kenya, at 0.0118 ha per square kilometre against 0.0085 ha per square kilometre in Gambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in savanna — burned area, per square kilometre between Gambia and Kenya?
0.0033 ha per square kilometre, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Kenya?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Gambia and Kenya rank globally for savanna — burned area, per square kilometre?
Gambia ranks 80th and Kenya ranks 77th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as 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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Indicator
Savanna — 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
190 places, 6,313 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.