Nicaragua vs World: Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre

Nicaragua
2.03 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
World
0.2143 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Nicaragua rank
3rd
World rank
1st

Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Nicaragua
  • World
00.511.52199020062023

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 2.03 ha per square kilometre against 0.2143 ha per square kilometre in World, a difference of 1.82 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Nicaragua's figure about 9.5 times World's.

The two have swapped places 17 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was World ahead.

Nicaragua ranks 3rd and World ranks 1st of 187 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 2 and World in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nicaragua World Difference Ahead
1990s 0.3206 ha per square kilometre 0.569 ha per square kilometre 0.2484 ha per square kilometre World
2000s 0.2776 ha per square kilometre 0.2828 ha per square kilometre 0.0053 ha per square kilometre World
2010s 0.3248 ha per square kilometre 0.1893 ha per square kilometre 0.1356 ha per square kilometre Nicaragua
2020s 0.7222 ha per square kilometre 0.1869 ha per square kilometre 0.5353 ha per square kilometre Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre, Nicaragua or World?
Nicaragua, at 2.03 ha per square kilometre against 0.2143 ha per square kilometre in World as of 2023.
What is the difference in woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre between Nicaragua and World?
1.82 ha per square kilometre, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and World?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Nicaragua and World rank globally for woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre?
Nicaragua ranks 3rd and World ranks 1st 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.