Australia vs Zimbabwe: Closed shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre

Australia
0.1145 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Zimbabwe
0.0603 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Australia rank
1st
Zimbabwe rank
3rd

Closed shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Australia
  • Zimbabwe
00.20.40.6199020062023

How they compare

Australia currently reports 0.1145 ha per square kilometre against 0.0603 ha per square kilometre in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.0542 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.9 times Zimbabwe's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Australia ranks 1st and Zimbabwe ranks 3rd of 186 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0992 ha per square kilometre 0.1336 ha per square kilometre 0.0344 ha per square kilometre Zimbabwe
2000s 0.1877 ha per square kilometre 0.4026 ha per square kilometre 0.2149 ha per square kilometre Zimbabwe
2010s 0.1448 ha per square kilometre 0.1532 ha per square kilometre 0.0084 ha per square kilometre Zimbabwe
2020s 0.0968 ha per square kilometre 0.034 ha per square kilometre 0.0628 ha per square kilometre Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher closed shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre, Australia or Zimbabwe?
Australia, at 0.1145 ha per square kilometre against 0.0603 ha per square kilometre in Zimbabwe as of 2023.
What is the difference in closed shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre between Australia and Zimbabwe?
0.0542 ha per square kilometre, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Zimbabwe?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Australia and Zimbabwe rank globally for closed shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre?
Australia ranks 1st and Zimbabwe ranks 3rd of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Closed 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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Indicator
Closed shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Unit
ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
187 places, 6,213 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Closed 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.