Burkina Faso vs Zambia: Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Burkina Faso
8.44 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Zambia
5.46 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
7th
Zambia rank
8th
Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- Burkina Faso
- Zambia
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 8.44 ha per square kilometre against 5.46 ha per square kilometre in Zambia, a difference of 2.98 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.5 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 7th and Zambia ranks 8th of 187 countries.
Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.71 ha per square kilometre | 3.1 ha per square kilometre | 1.61 ha per square kilometre | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 9.43 ha per square kilometre | 5.72 ha per square kilometre | 3.71 ha per square kilometre | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 6.72 ha per square kilometre | 5.81 ha per square kilometre | 0.9133 ha per square kilometre | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 5.98 ha per square kilometre | 5.17 ha per square kilometre | 0.8125 ha per square kilometre | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher grassland — burned area, per square kilometre, Burkina Faso or Zambia?
- Burkina Faso, at 8.44 ha per square kilometre against 5.46 ha per square kilometre in Zambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in grassland — burned area, per square kilometre between Burkina Faso and Zambia?
- 2.98 ha per square kilometre, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Zambia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Zambia rank globally for grassland — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Burkina Faso ranks 7th and Zambia ranks 8th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Grassland — Burned Area, 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
Grassland — Burned Area 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.