Nicaragua vs Zimbabwe: Closed shrubland — Burned Area
Nicaragua
2,374 ha
in 2023
Zimbabwe
3,724 ha
in 2024
Nicaragua rank
15th
Zimbabwe rank
12th
Closed shrubland — Burned Area over time
- Nicaragua
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 3,724 ha against 2,374 ha in Nicaragua, a difference of 1,350 ha.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.6 times Nicaragua's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Zimbabwe has been ahead every year.
Nicaragua ranks 15th 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 | Nicaragua | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 732.73 ha | 51,667 ha | 50,935 ha | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 949.13 ha | 155,747 ha | 154,797 ha | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 485.5 ha | 59,272 ha | 58,787 ha | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 711.11 ha | 13,155 ha | 12,444 ha | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher closed shrubland — burned area, Nicaragua or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 3,724 ha against 2,374 ha in Nicaragua as of 2024.
- What is the difference in closed shrubland — burned area between Nicaragua and Zimbabwe?
- 1,350 ha, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Zimbabwe?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Nicaragua and Zimbabwe rank globally for closed shrubland — burned area?
- Nicaragua ranks 15th 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.