Iraq vs Portugal: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Iraq
0.2239 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal
0.2371 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Iraq rank
66th
Portugal rank
64th
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- Iraq
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.2371 ha per square kilometre against 0.2239 ha per square kilometre in Iraq, a difference of 0.0132 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Portugal ahead.
Iraq ranks 66th and Portugal ranks 64th of 188 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1903 ha per square kilometre | 0.9936 ha per square kilometre | 0.8033 ha per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.06 ha per square kilometre | 1.22 ha per square kilometre | 1.16 ha per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.3336 ha per square kilometre | 1.12 ha per square kilometre | 0.7893 ha per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.3584 ha per square kilometre | 0.409 ha per square kilometre | 0.0506 ha per square kilometre | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre, Iraq or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 0.2371 ha per square kilometre against 0.2239 ha per square kilometre in Iraq as of 2023.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre between Iraq and Portugal?
- 0.0132 ha per square kilometre, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Portugal?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Iraq and Portugal rank globally for savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Iraq ranks 66th and Portugal ranks 64th 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.