Myanmar vs Rwanda: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre

Myanmar
2.06 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Rwanda
1.43 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Myanmar rank
35th
Rwanda rank
38th

Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Myanmar
  • Rwanda
0123199020062023

How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 2.06 ha per square kilometre against 1.43 ha per square kilometre in Rwanda, a difference of 0.63 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.4 times Rwanda's.

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

Myanmar ranks 35th and Rwanda ranks 38th of 188 countries.

Myanmar has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Myanmar Rwanda Difference Ahead
1990s 1.43 ha per square kilometre 0.9622 ha per square kilometre 0.4708 ha per square kilometre Myanmar
2000s 1.56 ha per square kilometre 0.8316 ha per square kilometre 0.7317 ha per square kilometre Myanmar
2010s 1.67 ha per square kilometre 1.44 ha per square kilometre 0.2236 ha per square kilometre Myanmar
2020s 1.61 ha per square kilometre 1.51 ha per square kilometre 0.1048 ha per square kilometre Myanmar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre, Myanmar or Rwanda?
Myanmar, at 2.06 ha per square kilometre against 1.43 ha per square kilometre in Rwanda as of 2023.
What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre between Myanmar and Rwanda?
0.63 ha per square kilometre, with Myanmar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Rwanda?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Myanmar and Rwanda rank globally for savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
Myanmar ranks 35th and Rwanda ranks 38th 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.