Cambodia vs Zambia: Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Cambodia
1.78 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Zambia
3.11 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Cambodia rank
5th
Zambia rank
2nd
Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- Cambodia
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 3.11 ha per square kilometre against 1.78 ha per square kilometre in Cambodia, a difference of 1.33 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.7 times Cambodia's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Cambodia ahead.
Cambodia ranks 5th and Zambia ranks 2nd of 186 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Cambodia averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cambodia | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.9 ha per square kilometre | 2.6 ha per square kilometre | 0.3081 ha per square kilometre | Cambodia |
| 2000s | 5.35 ha per square kilometre | 3.36 ha per square kilometre | 1.99 ha per square kilometre | Cambodia |
| 2010s | 4.63 ha per square kilometre | 5.37 ha per square kilometre | 0.7428 ha per square kilometre | Zambia |
| 2020s | 2.45 ha per square kilometre | 3.8 ha per square kilometre | 1.35 ha per square kilometre | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre, Cambodia or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 3.11 ha per square kilometre against 1.78 ha per square kilometre in Cambodia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre between Cambodia and Zambia?
- 1.33 ha per square kilometre, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Zambia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Cambodia and Zambia rank globally for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Cambodia ranks 5th and Zambia ranks 2nd 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.