Italy vs Sri Lanka: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre

Italy
0.1015 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
0.1068 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Italy rank
79th
Sri Lanka rank
78th

Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Italy
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0.1068 ha per square kilometre against 0.1015 ha per square kilometre in Italy, a difference of 0.0053 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Italy ranks 79th and Sri Lanka ranks 78th of 188 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0478 ha per square kilometre 0.2739 ha per square kilometre 0.2261 ha per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2000s 0.0569 ha per square kilometre 0.5816 ha per square kilometre 0.5246 ha per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2010s 0.0466 ha per square kilometre 0.2067 ha per square kilometre 0.1602 ha per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2020s 0.0755 ha per square kilometre 0.0632 ha per square kilometre 0.0122 ha per square kilometre Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre, Italy or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 0.1068 ha per square kilometre against 0.1015 ha per square kilometre in Italy as of 2023.
What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre between Italy and Sri Lanka?
0.0053 ha per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sri Lanka?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Italy and Sri Lanka rank globally for savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
Italy ranks 79th 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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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.