Colombia vs Rwanda: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Colombia
1.24 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Rwanda
1.43 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Colombia rank
40th
Rwanda rank
38th
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- Colombia
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 1.43 ha per square kilometre against 1.24 ha per square kilometre in Colombia, a difference of 0.19 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.2 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 40th and Rwanda ranks 38th of 188 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.31 ha per square kilometre | 0.9622 ha per square kilometre | 0.3444 ha per square kilometre | Colombia |
| 2000s | 2.09 ha per square kilometre | 0.8316 ha per square kilometre | 1.26 ha per square kilometre | Colombia |
| 2010s | 1.51 ha per square kilometre | 1.44 ha per square kilometre | 0.0688 ha per square kilometre | Colombia |
| 2020s | 1.51 ha per square kilometre | 1.51 ha per square kilometre | 0.0016 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 Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 1.43 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 Rwanda?
- 0.19 ha per square kilometre, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Rwanda?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Colombia and Rwanda rank globally for savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Colombia ranks 40th and Rwanda ranks 38th 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.