World vs Zimbabwe: Closed shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre
World
0.0085 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Zimbabwe
0.0603 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
World rank
1st
Zimbabwe rank
3rd
Closed shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- World
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 0.0603 ha per square kilometre against 0.0085 ha per square kilometre in World, a difference of 0.0518 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 7.1 times World's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
World ranks 1st and Zimbabwe ranks 3rd of 1 groups.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | World | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0202 ha per square kilometre | 0.1336 ha per square kilometre | 0.1133 ha per square kilometre | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 0.0212 ha per square kilometre | 0.4026 ha per square kilometre | 0.3814 ha per square kilometre | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 0.0147 ha per square kilometre | 0.1532 ha per square kilometre | 0.1386 ha per square kilometre | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 0.0101 ha per square kilometre | 0.034 ha per square kilometre | 0.0239 ha per square kilometre | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher closed shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre, World or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 0.0603 ha per square kilometre against 0.0085 ha per square kilometre in World as of 2023.
- What is the difference in closed shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre between World and Zimbabwe?
- 0.0518 ha per square kilometre, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for World and Zimbabwe?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do World and Zimbabwe rank globally for closed shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre?
- World ranks 1st and Zimbabwe ranks 3rd of 1 groups.
- 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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About this data
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.