Angola vs Zambia: Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate
Angola
17.85 % change on previous year
in 2024
Zambia
26.76 % change on previous year
in 2024
Angola rank
52nd
Zambia rank
50th
Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate over time
- Angola
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 26.76 % change on previous year against 17.85 % change on previous year in Angola, a difference of 8.91 % change on previous year.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.5 times Angola's.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Zambia ahead.
Angola ranks 52nd and Zambia ranks 50th of 184 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -2.58 % change on previous year | -9.65 % change on previous year | 7.07 % change on previous year | Angola |
| 2000s | 10.71 % change on previous year | 46.91 % change on previous year | 36.2 % change on previous year | Zambia |
| 2010s | 1.68 % change on previous year | 4.12 % change on previous year | 2.44 % change on previous year | Zambia |
| 2020s | -6.5 % change on previous year | -4.59 % change on previous year | 1.9 % change on previous year | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate, Angola or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 26.76 % change on previous year against 17.85 % change on previous year in Angola as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate between Angola and Zambia?
- 8.91 % change on previous year, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Zambia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
- How do Angola and Zambia rank globally for forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate?
- Angola ranks 52nd and Zambia ranks 50th of 184 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Forest fires — Burned Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.