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

Gabon
1.44 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Rwanda
1.43 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Gabon rank
37th
Rwanda rank
38th

Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Gabon
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

Gabon currently reports 1.44 ha per square kilometre against 1.43 ha per square kilometre in Rwanda, a difference of 0.01 ha per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Gabon ahead.

Gabon ranks 37th and Rwanda ranks 38th of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Gabon Rwanda Difference Ahead
1990s 1.04 ha per square kilometre 0.9622 ha per square kilometre 0.0785 ha per square kilometre Gabon
2000s 1.16 ha per square kilometre 0.8316 ha per square kilometre 0.3319 ha per square kilometre Gabon
2010s 1.57 ha per square kilometre 1.44 ha per square kilometre 0.123 ha per square kilometre Gabon
2020s 1.45 ha per square kilometre 1.51 ha per square kilometre 0.0597 ha per square kilometre Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre, Gabon or Rwanda?
Gabon, at 1.44 ha per square kilometre against 1.43 ha per square kilometre in Rwanda as of 2023.
What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre between Gabon and Rwanda?
0.01 ha per square kilometre, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Rwanda?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Gabon and Rwanda rank globally for savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
Gabon ranks 37th 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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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.