World vs Zambia: Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita
World
0.0041 ha per person
in 2024
Zambia
0.1376 ha per person
in 2024
World rank
1st
Zambia rank
2nd
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita over time
- World
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 0.1376 ha per person against 0.0041 ha per person in World, a difference of 0.1335 ha per person.
That makes Zambia's figure about 33.8 times World's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.
World ranks 1st and Zambia ranks 2nd of 1 groups.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | World | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0045 ha per person | 0.23 ha per person | 0.2255 ha per person | Zambia |
| 2000s | 0.0044 ha per person | 0.2122 ha per person | 0.2078 ha per person | Zambia |
| 2010s | 0.0045 ha per person | 0.2482 ha per person | 0.2437 ha per person | Zambia |
| 2020s | 0.0036 ha per person | 0.1418 ha per person | 0.1381 ha per person | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, per capita, World or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 0.1376 ha per person against 0.0041 ha per person in World as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area, per capita between World and Zambia?
- 0.1335 ha per person, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for World and Zambia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do World and Zambia rank globally for forest fires — burned area, per capita?
- World ranks 1st and Zambia ranks 2nd of 1 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest fires — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.