Senegal vs World: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Senegal
20.39 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
World
2.48 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Senegal rank
4th
World rank
1st
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- Senegal
- World
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 20.39 ha per square kilometre against 2.48 ha per square kilometre in World, a difference of 17.91 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Senegal's figure about 8.2 times World's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Senegal has been ahead every year.
Senegal ranks 4th and World ranks 1st of 188 countries.
Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Senegal | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.69 ha per square kilometre | 2.6 ha per square kilometre | 15.09 ha per square kilometre | Senegal |
| 2000s | 19.24 ha per square kilometre | 2.75 ha per square kilometre | 16.49 ha per square kilometre | Senegal |
| 2010s | 17.89 ha per square kilometre | 2.45 ha per square kilometre | 15.44 ha per square kilometre | Senegal |
| 2020s | 19.7 ha per square kilometre | 2.22 ha per square kilometre | 17.48 ha per square kilometre | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre, Senegal or World?
- Senegal, at 20.39 ha per square kilometre against 2.48 ha per square kilometre in World as of 2023.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre between Senegal and World?
- 17.91 ha per square kilometre, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and World?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Senegal and World rank globally for savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Senegal ranks 4th and World ranks 1st 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.