India vs Sri Lanka: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre
India
0.1188 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
0.1068 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
India rank
76th
Sri Lanka rank
78th
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- India
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
India currently reports 0.1188 ha per square kilometre against 0.1068 ha per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.012 ha per square kilometre.
That makes India's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
India ranks 76th and Sri Lanka ranks 78th of 188 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, India averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.127 ha per square kilometre | 0.2739 ha per square kilometre | 0.1469 ha per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 0.1508 ha per square kilometre | 0.5816 ha per square kilometre | 0.4307 ha per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.1713 ha per square kilometre | 0.2067 ha per square kilometre | 0.0354 ha per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.1691 ha per square kilometre | 0.0632 ha per square kilometre | 0.1059 ha per square kilometre | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre, India or Sri Lanka?
- India, at 0.1188 ha per square kilometre against 0.1068 ha per square kilometre in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre between India and Sri Lanka?
- 0.012 ha per square kilometre, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Sri Lanka?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do India and Sri Lanka rank globally for savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- India ranks 76th and Sri Lanka ranks 78th 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.