Asia vs Zambia: Forest fires — Burned Area
Asia
3.77 million ha
in 2024
Zambia
2.93 million ha
in 2024
Asia rank
4th
Zambia rank
2nd
Forest fires — Burned Area over time
- Asia
- Zambia
How they compare
Asia currently reports 3.77 million ha against 2.93 million ha in Zambia, a difference of 836,100 ha.
That makes Asia's figure about 1.3 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Asia ahead.
Asia ranks 4th and Zambia ranks 2nd of 22 groups.
Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Asia | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.36 million ha | 1.93 million ha | 2.43 million ha | Asia |
| 2000s | 4.83 million ha | 2.50 million ha | 2.33 million ha | Asia |
| 2010s | 5.02 million ha | 3.99 million ha | 1.02 million ha | Asia |
| 2020s | 4.20 million ha | 2.85 million ha | 1.35 million ha | Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, Asia or Zambia?
- Asia, at 3.77 million ha against 2.93 million ha in Zambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area between Asia and Zambia?
- 836,100 ha, with Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and Zambia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Asia and Zambia rank globally for forest fires — burned area?
- Asia ranks 4th and Zambia ranks 2nd of 22 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest fires — 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.