Colombia vs Gabon: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre

Colombia
1.24 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Gabon
1.44 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Colombia rank
40th
Gabon rank
37th

Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Colombia
  • Gabon
123199020062023

How they compare

Gabon currently reports 1.44 ha per square kilometre against 1.24 ha per square kilometre in Colombia, a difference of 0.2 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Gabon's figure about 1.2 times Colombia's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 40th and Gabon ranks 37th of 188 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 3 and Gabon in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Gabon Difference Ahead
1990s 1.31 ha per square kilometre 1.04 ha per square kilometre 0.2659 ha per square kilometre Colombia
2000s 2.09 ha per square kilometre 1.16 ha per square kilometre 0.9241 ha per square kilometre Colombia
2010s 1.51 ha per square kilometre 1.57 ha per square kilometre 0.0542 ha per square kilometre Gabon
2020s 1.51 ha per square kilometre 1.45 ha per square kilometre 0.0613 ha per square kilometre Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre, Colombia or Gabon?
Gabon, at 1.44 ha per square kilometre against 1.24 ha per square kilometre in Colombia as of 2023.
What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre between Colombia and Gabon?
0.2 ha per square kilometre, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Gabon?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Colombia and Gabon rank globally for savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
Colombia ranks 40th and Gabon ranks 37th 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.