Gabon vs Portugal: Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre

Gabon
0.1763 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal
0.1393 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Gabon rank
22nd
Portugal rank
25th

Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Gabon
  • Portugal
0123199020062023

How they compare

Gabon currently reports 0.1763 ha per square kilometre against 0.1393 ha per square kilometre in Portugal, a difference of 0.037 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Gabon's figure about 1.3 times Portugal's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Portugal ahead.

Gabon ranks 22nd and Portugal ranks 25th of 187 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Gabon Portugal Difference Ahead
1990s 0.1958 ha per square kilometre 0.5719 ha per square kilometre 0.3761 ha per square kilometre Portugal
2000s 0.1018 ha per square kilometre 0.4935 ha per square kilometre 0.3917 ha per square kilometre Portugal
2010s 0.1024 ha per square kilometre 0.5351 ha per square kilometre 0.4326 ha per square kilometre Portugal
2020s 0.1103 ha per square kilometre 0.1688 ha per square kilometre 0.0585 ha per square kilometre Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre, Gabon or Portugal?
Gabon, at 0.1763 ha per square kilometre against 0.1393 ha per square kilometre in Portugal as of 2023.
What is the difference in woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre between Gabon and Portugal?
0.037 ha per square kilometre, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Portugal?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Gabon and Portugal rank globally for woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre?
Gabon ranks 22nd and Portugal ranks 25th 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.