Benin vs Zimbabwe: Grassland — Burned Area
Benin
535,768 ha
in 2024
Zimbabwe
806,890 ha
in 2024
Benin rank
29th
Zimbabwe rank
26th
Grassland — Burned Area over time
- Benin
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 806,890 ha against 535,768 ha in Benin, a difference of 271,122 ha.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.5 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Benin ranks 29th and Zimbabwe ranks 26th of 220 countries.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 421,780 ha | 1.02 million ha | 595,825 ha | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 754,553 ha | 2.01 million ha | 1.26 million ha | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 732,178 ha | 2.17 million ha | 1.44 million ha | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 616,533 ha | 1.26 million ha | 646,972 ha | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher grassland — burned area, Benin or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 806,890 ha against 535,768 ha in Benin as of 2024.
- What is the difference in grassland — burned area between Benin and Zimbabwe?
- 271,122 ha, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Zimbabwe?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Zimbabwe rank globally for grassland — burned area?
- Benin ranks 29th and Zimbabwe ranks 26th of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Grassland — Burned Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.