Kenya vs Zambia: Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area)
Kenya
0.0024 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Zambia
0.0085 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Kenya rank
20th
Zambia rank
17th
Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area) over time
- Kenya
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 0.0085 ha per square kilometre against 0.0024 ha per square kilometre in Kenya, a difference of 0.0061 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Zambia's figure about 3.5 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Zambia ahead.
Kenya ranks 20th and Zambia ranks 17th of 186 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0954 ha per square kilometre | 0.1778 ha per square kilometre | 0.0824 ha per square kilometre | Zambia |
| 2000s | 0.0074 ha per square kilometre | 0.0482 ha per square kilometre | 0.0408 ha per square kilometre | Zambia |
| 2010s | 0.0092 ha per square kilometre | 0.0258 ha per square kilometre | 0.0166 ha per square kilometre | Zambia |
| 2020s | 0.0052 ha per square kilometre | 0.0089 ha per square kilometre | 0.0036 ha per square kilometre | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher closed and open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre, Kenya or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 0.0085 ha per square kilometre against 0.0024 ha per square kilometre in Kenya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in closed and open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre between Kenya and Zambia?
- 0.0061 ha per square kilometre, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Zambia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Zambia rank globally for closed and open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Kenya ranks 20th and Zambia ranks 17th 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.