Mozambique vs Zambia: Forest fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square
Mozambique
149.7 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Zambia
167.42 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Mozambique rank
3rd
Zambia rank
2nd
Forest fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square over time
- Mozambique
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 167.42 t per square kilometre against 149.7 t per square kilometre in Mozambique, a difference of 17.72 t per square kilometre.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Mozambique's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Zambia ahead.
Mozambique ranks 3rd and Zambia ranks 2nd of 186 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Mozambique averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mozambique | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 119.39 t per square kilometre | 139.61 t per square kilometre | 20.22 t per square kilometre | Zambia |
| 2000s | 193.1 t per square kilometre | 180.86 t per square kilometre | 12.24 t per square kilometre | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 265.63 t per square kilometre | 288.56 t per square kilometre | 22.94 t per square kilometre | Zambia |
| 2020s | 190.53 t per square kilometre | 204.32 t per square kilometre | 13.79 t per square kilometre | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), Mozambique or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 167.42 t per square kilometre against 149.7 t per square kilometre in Mozambique as of 2023.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) between Mozambique and Zambia?
- 17.72 t per square kilometre, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Zambia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Mozambique and Zambia rank globally for forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
- Mozambique ranks 3rd and Zambia ranks 2nd of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Forest fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), 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 — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 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.