Myanmar vs Zambia: Forest fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square

Myanmar
123.27 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Zambia
167.42 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Myanmar rank
4th
Zambia rank
2nd

Forest fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square over time

  • Myanmar
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 167.42 t per square kilometre against 123.27 t per square kilometre in Myanmar, a difference of 44.15 t per square kilometre.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.4 times Myanmar's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Zambia ahead.

Myanmar ranks 4th and Zambia ranks 2nd of 186 countries.

Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Myanmar Zambia Difference Ahead
1990s 107.38 t per square kilometre 139.61 t per square kilometre 32.23 t per square kilometre Zambia
2000s 146.3 t per square kilometre 180.86 t per square kilometre 34.56 t per square kilometre Zambia
2010s 145.98 t per square kilometre 288.56 t per square kilometre 142.58 t per square kilometre Zambia
2020s 139.69 t per square kilometre 204.32 t per square kilometre 64.63 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), Myanmar or Zambia?
Zambia, at 167.42 t per square kilometre against 123.27 t per square kilometre in Myanmar as of 2023.
What is the difference in forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) between Myanmar and Zambia?
44.15 t per square kilometre, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Zambia?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Myanmar and Zambia rank globally for forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
Myanmar ranks 4th 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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Indicator
Forest fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per square kilometre
Unit
t per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
188 places, 6,245 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.