Bhutan vs China: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Bhutan
0.0545 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
China
0.0511 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Bhutan rank
88th
China rank
90th
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- Bhutan
- China
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 0.0545 ha per square kilometre against 0.0511 ha per square kilometre in China, a difference of 0.0034 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.1 times China's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 88th and China ranks 90th of 188 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 3 and China in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0556 ha per square kilometre | 0.0457 ha per square kilometre | 0.0099 ha per square kilometre | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 0.051 ha per square kilometre | 0.0824 ha per square kilometre | 0.0315 ha per square kilometre | China |
| 2010s | 0.1033 ha per square kilometre | 0.0529 ha per square kilometre | 0.0503 ha per square kilometre | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 0.0374 ha per square kilometre | 0.0321 ha per square kilometre | 0.0053 ha per square kilometre | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre, Bhutan or China?
- Bhutan, at 0.0545 ha per square kilometre against 0.0511 ha per square kilometre in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre between Bhutan and China?
- 0.0034 ha per square kilometre, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and China?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Bhutan and China rank globally for savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Bhutan ranks 88th and China ranks 90th 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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About this data
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.