Iraq vs Zimbabwe: Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area)
Iraq
0.0636 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Zimbabwe
0.0766 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Iraq rank
7th
Zimbabwe rank
6th
Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area) over time
- Iraq
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 0.0766 ha per square kilometre against 0.0636 ha per square kilometre in Iraq, a difference of 0.013 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.2 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Iraq ranks 7th and Zimbabwe ranks 6th of 186 countries.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0647 ha per square kilometre | 0.2181 ha per square kilometre | 0.1534 ha per square kilometre | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 0.0093 ha per square kilometre | 0.5743 ha per square kilometre | 0.565 ha per square kilometre | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 0.0447 ha per square kilometre | 0.2432 ha per square kilometre | 0.1985 ha per square kilometre | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 0.0541 ha per square kilometre | 0.056 ha per square kilometre | 0.0019 ha per square kilometre | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher closed and open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre, Iraq or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 0.0766 ha per square kilometre against 0.0636 ha per square kilometre in Iraq as of 2023.
- What is the difference in closed and open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre between Iraq and Zimbabwe?
- 0.013 ha per square kilometre, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Zimbabwe?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Iraq and Zimbabwe rank globally for closed and open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Iraq ranks 7th and Zimbabwe ranks 6th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Closed and open shrubland — 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
Closed and open shrubland — 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.