Benin vs Cambodia: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre

Benin
6.69 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Cambodia
7.29 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Benin rank
18th
Cambodia rank
15th

Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Benin
  • Cambodia
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How they compare

Cambodia currently reports 7.29 ha per square kilometre against 6.69 ha per square kilometre in Benin, a difference of 0.6 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Cambodia's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.

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

Benin ranks 18th and Cambodia ranks 15th of 188 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 3 and Cambodia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Cambodia Difference Ahead
1990s 14.05 ha per square kilometre 9.75 ha per square kilometre 4.29 ha per square kilometre Benin
2000s 13.28 ha per square kilometre 8.03 ha per square kilometre 5.25 ha per square kilometre Benin
2010s 8.87 ha per square kilometre 8.51 ha per square kilometre 0.3563 ha per square kilometre Benin
2020s 6.94 ha per square kilometre 7.52 ha per square kilometre 0.5787 ha per square kilometre Cambodia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre, Benin or Cambodia?
Cambodia, at 7.29 ha per square kilometre against 6.69 ha per square kilometre in Benin as of 2023.
What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre between Benin and Cambodia?
0.6 ha per square kilometre, with Cambodia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Cambodia?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Benin and Cambodia rank globally for savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
Benin ranks 18th and Cambodia ranks 15th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Savanna fires — 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 fires — 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 fires — 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.