World vs Zambia: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area)
World
0.1313 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Zambia
2.84 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
World rank
1st
Zambia rank
2nd
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area) over time
- World
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 2.84 ha per square kilometre against 0.1313 ha per square kilometre in World, a difference of 2.71 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Zambia's figure about 21.6 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 | 0.145 ha per square kilometre | 2.35 ha per square kilometre | 2.21 ha per square kilometre | Zambia |
| 2000s | 0.1648 ha per square kilometre | 3.05 ha per square kilometre | 2.89 ha per square kilometre | Zambia |
| 2010s | 0.1815 ha per square kilometre | 4.8 ha per square kilometre | 4.62 ha per square kilometre | Zambia |
| 2020s | 0.1542 ha per square kilometre | 3.46 ha per square kilometre | 3.3 ha per square kilometre | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre, World or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 2.84 ha per square kilometre against 0.1313 ha per square kilometre in World as of 2023.
- What is the difference in humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre between World and Zambia?
- 2.71 ha 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 humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre?
- World ranks 1st and Zambia ranks 2nd of 1 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Humid tropical forest — 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
Humid tropical forest — 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.