Which has higher humid tropical forest — burned area, Asia or Zambia?

Zambia, at 2.66 million ha against 2.43 million ha in Asia as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and Zambia?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Humid tropical forest — Burned Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Asia vs Zambia: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area

Asia

2.43 million ha

in 2024

Zambia

2.66 million ha

in 2024

Asia rank

5th

Zambia rank

2nd

Humid tropical forest — Burned Area over time

Asia
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 2.66 million ha against 2.43 million ha in Asia, a difference of 235,560 ha.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Asia's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Asia ahead.

Asia ranks 5th and Zambia ranks 2nd of 21 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, Asia averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Asia	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2.95 million ha	1.75 million ha	1.21 million ha	Asia
2000s	2.91 million ha	2.27 million ha	642,827 ha	Asia
2010s	3.03 million ha	3.57 million ha	537,952 ha	Zambia
2020s	2.62 million ha	2.59 million ha	35,314 ha	Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher humid tropical forest — burned area, Asia or Zambia?: Zambia, at 2.66 million ha against 2.43 million ha in Asia as of 2024.
What is the difference in humid tropical forest — burned area between Asia and Zambia?: 235,560 ha, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and Zambia?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Asia and Zambia rank globally for humid tropical forest — burned area?: Asia ranks 5th and Zambia ranks 2nd of 21 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Humid tropical forest — Burned Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area
Unit: ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 270 places, 9,224 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

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