Central African Republic vs Zambia: Forest fires — Burned Area
Central African Republic
2.42 million ha
in 2024
Zambia
2.93 million ha
in 2024
Central African Republic rank
3rd
Zambia rank
2nd
Forest fires — Burned Area over time
- Central African Republic
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 2.93 million ha against 2.42 million ha in Central African Republic, a difference of 516,700 ha.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.2 times Central African Republic's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Zambia ahead.
Central African Republic ranks 3rd and Zambia ranks 2nd of 219 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central African Republic | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.85 million ha | 1.93 million ha | 78,059 ha | Zambia |
| 2000s | 3.04 million ha | 2.50 million ha | 536,979 ha | Central African Republic |
| 2010s | 3.33 million ha | 3.99 million ha | 660,563 ha | Zambia |
| 2020s | 2.92 million ha | 2.85 million ha | 73,498 ha | Central African Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, Central African Republic or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 2.93 million ha against 2.42 million ha in Central African Republic as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area between Central African Republic and Zambia?
- 516,700 ha, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Zambia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Central African Republic and Zambia rank globally for forest fires — burned area?
- Central African Republic ranks 3rd and Zambia ranks 2nd of 219 countries.
- 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.