Kenya vs Sri Lanka: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Kenya
0.1299 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
0.1068 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Kenya rank
75th
Sri Lanka rank
78th
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- Kenya
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 0.1299 ha per square kilometre against 0.1068 ha per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0231 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.2 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 75th and Sri Lanka ranks 78th of 188 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5504 ha per square kilometre | 0.2739 ha per square kilometre | 0.2765 ha per square kilometre | Kenya |
| 2000s | 0.4494 ha per square kilometre | 0.5816 ha per square kilometre | 0.1322 ha per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.3846 ha per square kilometre | 0.2067 ha per square kilometre | 0.1778 ha per square kilometre | Kenya |
| 2020s | 0.3749 ha per square kilometre | 0.0632 ha per square kilometre | 0.3117 ha per square kilometre | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre, Kenya or Sri Lanka?
- Kenya, at 0.1299 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 Kenya and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0231 ha per square kilometre, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sri Lanka?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Sri Lanka rank globally for savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Kenya ranks 75th 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.