Colombia vs Jamaica: Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre

Colombia
0.016 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Jamaica
0.0217 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Colombia rank
53rd
Jamaica rank
51st

Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Colombia
  • Jamaica
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How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 0.0217 ha per square kilometre against 0.016 ha per square kilometre in Colombia, a difference of 0.0057 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.4 times Colombia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 53rd and Jamaica ranks 51st of 187 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Jamaica Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0589 ha per square kilometre 0.0214 ha per square kilometre 0.0375 ha per square kilometre Colombia
2000s 0.0857 ha per square kilometre 0.0295 ha per square kilometre 0.0562 ha per square kilometre Colombia
2010s 0.0647 ha per square kilometre 0.0198 ha per square kilometre 0.0449 ha per square kilometre Colombia
2020s 0.0379 ha per square kilometre 0.0089 ha per square kilometre 0.029 ha per square kilometre Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre, Colombia or Jamaica?
Jamaica, at 0.0217 ha per square kilometre against 0.016 ha per square kilometre in Colombia as of 2023.
What is the difference in woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre between Colombia and Jamaica?
0.0057 ha per square kilometre, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Jamaica?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Colombia and Jamaica rank globally for woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre?
Colombia ranks 53rd and Jamaica ranks 51st of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Woody savanna — 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
Woody savanna — 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
189 places, 6,279 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Woody savanna — 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.