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

World
10.25 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Zambia
167.42 t per square kilometre
in 2023
World rank
1st
Zambia rank
2nd

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

  • World
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 167.42 t per square kilometre against 10.25 t per square kilometre in World, a difference of 157.17 t per square kilometre.

That makes Zambia's figure about 16.3 times World's.

Across all 34 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 11.16 t per square kilometre 139.61 t per square kilometre 128.45 t per square kilometre Zambia
2000s 12.06 t per square kilometre 180.86 t per square kilometre 168.8 t per square kilometre Zambia
2010s 13.39 t per square kilometre 288.56 t per square kilometre 275.17 t per square kilometre Zambia
2020s 11.39 t per square kilometre 204.32 t per square kilometre 192.93 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), World or Zambia?
Zambia, at 167.42 t per square kilometre against 10.25 t per square kilometre in World as of 2023.
What is the difference in forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) between World and Zambia?
157.17 t per square kilometre, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for World and Zambia?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do World and Zambia rank globally for forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
World ranks 1st and Zambia ranks 2nd of 1 groups.
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.