Ethiopia vs Nicaragua: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Ethiopia
3.38 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Nicaragua
4.08 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
28th
Nicaragua rank
25th
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- Ethiopia
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 4.08 ha per square kilometre against 3.38 ha per square kilometre in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.7 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.2 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 28th and Nicaragua ranks 25th of 188 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.24 ha per square kilometre | 0.686 ha per square kilometre | 4.56 ha per square kilometre | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 4.71 ha per square kilometre | 0.9788 ha per square kilometre | 3.73 ha per square kilometre | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 3.98 ha per square kilometre | 1.11 ha per square kilometre | 2.87 ha per square kilometre | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 3.29 ha per square kilometre | 1.71 ha per square kilometre | 1.58 ha per square kilometre | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre, Ethiopia or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 4.08 ha per square kilometre against 3.38 ha per square kilometre in Ethiopia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre between Ethiopia and Nicaragua?
- 0.7 ha per square kilometre, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Nicaragua?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
- How do Ethiopia and Nicaragua rank globally for savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Ethiopia ranks 28th and Nicaragua ranks 25th 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.