Germany vs Switzerland: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Germany
0.0003 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Switzerland
0.0005 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Germany rank
125th
Switzerland rank
122nd
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- Germany
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.0005 ha per square kilometre against 0.0003 ha per square kilometre in Germany, a difference of 0.0002 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.8 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Switzerland ahead.
Germany ranks 125th and Switzerland ranks 122nd of 188 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0004 ha per square kilometre | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | 0.0013 ha per square kilometre | 0.0004 ha per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre, Germany or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 0.0005 ha per square kilometre against 0.0003 ha per square kilometre in Germany as of 2023.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre between Germany and Switzerland?
- 0.0002 ha per square kilometre, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Switzerland?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Germany and Switzerland rank globally for savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Germany ranks 125th and Switzerland ranks 122nd 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.