Australia vs Zimbabwe: Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Australia
0.0209 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Zimbabwe
0.0199 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Australia rank
51st
Zimbabwe rank
53rd
Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- Australia
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.0209 ha per square kilometre against 0.0199 ha per square kilometre in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.001 ha per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 51st and Zimbabwe ranks 53rd of 186 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Zimbabwe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0788 ha per square kilometre | 0.0691 ha per square kilometre | 0.0097 ha per square kilometre | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.064 ha per square kilometre | 0.0565 ha per square kilometre | 0.0075 ha per square kilometre | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.0752 ha per square kilometre | 0.1031 ha per square kilometre | 0.0279 ha per square kilometre | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 0.0682 ha per square kilometre | 0.0218 ha per square kilometre | 0.0465 ha per square kilometre | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre, Australia or Zimbabwe?
- Australia, at 0.0209 ha per square kilometre against 0.0199 ha per square kilometre in Zimbabwe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre between Australia and Zimbabwe?
- 0.001 ha per square kilometre, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Zimbabwe?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Zimbabwe rank globally for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Australia ranks 51st and Zimbabwe ranks 53rd of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Forest fires — 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
Forest fires — 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.