Nicaragua vs Zambia: Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area)
Nicaragua
0.0197 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Zambia
0.0085 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Nicaragua rank
14th
Zambia rank
17th
Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area) over time
- Nicaragua
- Zambia
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 0.0197 ha per square kilometre against 0.0085 ha per square kilometre in Zambia, a difference of 0.0112 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 2.3 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Zambia ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 14th 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 | Nicaragua | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0223 ha per square kilometre | 0.1778 ha per square kilometre | 0.1554 ha per square kilometre | Zambia |
| 2000s | 0.0138 ha per square kilometre | 0.0482 ha per square kilometre | 0.0344 ha per square kilometre | Zambia |
| 2010s | 0.004 ha per square kilometre | 0.0258 ha per square kilometre | 0.0217 ha per square kilometre | Zambia |
| 2020s | 0.0059 ha per square kilometre | 0.0089 ha per square kilometre | 0.0029 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, Nicaragua or Zambia?
- Nicaragua, at 0.0197 ha per square kilometre against 0.0085 ha per square kilometre in Zambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in closed and open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre between Nicaragua and Zambia?
- 0.0112 ha per square kilometre, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Zambia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Nicaragua and Zambia rank globally for closed and open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Nicaragua ranks 14th 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.