Ethiopia vs Zimbabwe: Closed shrubland — Burned Area
Ethiopia
3,633 ha
in 2024
Zimbabwe
3,724 ha
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
14th
Zimbabwe rank
12th
Closed shrubland — Burned Area over time
- Ethiopia
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 3,724 ha against 3,633 ha in Ethiopia, a difference of 91 ha.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 14th and Zimbabwe ranks 12th 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 | 22,974 ha | 40,465 ha | 17,491 ha | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 6,582 ha | 155,747 ha | 149,164 ha | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 2,535 ha | 59,272 ha | 56,737 ha | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 4,903 ha | 11,269 ha | 6,366 ha | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher closed shrubland — burned area, Ethiopia or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 3,724 ha against 3,633 ha in Ethiopia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in closed shrubland — burned area between Ethiopia and Zimbabwe?
- 91 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 shrubland — burned area?
- Ethiopia ranks 14th and Zimbabwe ranks 12th of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Closed 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.