Mexico vs Zambia: Closed shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre

Mexico
0.0045 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Zambia
0.0056 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Mexico rank
12th
Zambia rank
11th

Closed shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Mexico
  • Zambia
00.050.10.150.2199020062023

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 0.0056 ha per square kilometre against 0.0045 ha per square kilometre in Mexico, a difference of 0.0011 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.2 times Mexico's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Zambia ahead.

Mexico ranks 12th and Zambia ranks 11th of 186 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Zambia Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0184 ha per square kilometre 0.081 ha per square kilometre 0.0626 ha per square kilometre Zambia
2000s 0.0103 ha per square kilometre 0.0412 ha per square kilometre 0.0309 ha per square kilometre Zambia
2010s 0.0062 ha per square kilometre 0.0199 ha per square kilometre 0.0137 ha per square kilometre Zambia
2020s 0.0082 ha per square kilometre 0.0056 ha per square kilometre 0.0026 ha per square kilometre Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher closed shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre, Mexico or Zambia?
Zambia, at 0.0056 ha per square kilometre against 0.0045 ha per square kilometre in Mexico as of 2023.
What is the difference in closed shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre between Mexico and Zambia?
0.0011 ha per square kilometre, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Zambia?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Mexico and Zambia rank globally for closed shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre?
Mexico ranks 12th and Zambia ranks 11th 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.