Ethiopia vs Zimbabwe: Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area
Ethiopia
9,019 ha
in 2024
Zimbabwe
14,979 ha
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
19th
Zimbabwe rank
16th
Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area over time
- Ethiopia
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 14,979 ha against 9,019 ha in Ethiopia, a difference of 5,960 ha.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.7 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 19th and Zimbabwe ranks 16th of 219 countries.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54,470 ha | 70,243 ha | 15,773 ha | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 13,208 ha | 222,176 ha | 208,968 ha | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 4,489 ha | 94,063 ha | 89,574 ha | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 11,174 ha | 20,325 ha | 9,150 ha | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher closed and open shrubland — burned area, Ethiopia or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 14,979 ha against 9,019 ha in Ethiopia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in closed and open shrubland — burned area between Ethiopia and Zimbabwe?
- 5,960 ha, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Zimbabwe?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Zimbabwe rank globally for closed and open shrubland — burned area?
- Ethiopia ranks 19th and Zimbabwe ranks 16th of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.