Ethiopia vs Zimbabwe: Grassland — Burned Area
Ethiopia
959,432 ha
in 2024
Zimbabwe
806,890 ha
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
23rd
Zimbabwe rank
26th
Grassland — Burned Area over time
- Ethiopia
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 959,432 ha against 806,890 ha in Zimbabwe, a difference of 152,542 ha.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.2 times Zimbabwe's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 23rd 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 | Ethiopia | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 556,935 ha | 739,181 ha | 182,246 ha | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 950,219 ha | 2.01 million ha | 1.06 million ha | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 1.09 million ha | 2.17 million ha | 1.08 million ha | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 943,826 ha | 1.26 million ha | 319,679 ha | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher grassland — burned area, Ethiopia or Zimbabwe?
- Ethiopia, at 959,432 ha against 806,890 ha in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in grassland — burned area between Ethiopia and Zimbabwe?
- 152,542 ha, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Zimbabwe?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Zimbabwe rank globally for grassland — burned area?
- Ethiopia ranks 23rd 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.