Burkina Faso vs Cambodia: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Burkina Faso
8.44 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Cambodia
7.29 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
12th
Cambodia rank
15th
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- Burkina Faso
- Cambodia
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 8.44 ha per square kilometre against 7.29 ha per square kilometre in Cambodia, a difference of 1.15 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.2 times Cambodia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Cambodia ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 12th and Cambodia ranks 15th of 188 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Cambodia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Cambodia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.59 ha per square kilometre | 9.75 ha per square kilometre | 1.16 ha per square kilometre | Cambodia |
| 2000s | 10.43 ha per square kilometre | 8.03 ha per square kilometre | 2.4 ha per square kilometre | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 6.72 ha per square kilometre | 8.51 ha per square kilometre | 1.79 ha per square kilometre | Cambodia |
| 2020s | 5.98 ha per square kilometre | 7.52 ha per square kilometre | 1.54 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, Burkina Faso or Cambodia?
- Burkina Faso, at 8.44 ha per square kilometre against 7.29 ha per square kilometre in Cambodia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre between Burkina Faso and Cambodia?
- 1.15 ha per square kilometre, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Cambodia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Cambodia rank globally for savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Burkina Faso ranks 12th 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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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.