Ethiopia vs Zimbabwe: Open shrubland — Burned Area
Ethiopia
5,386 ha
in 2024
Zimbabwe
11,256 ha
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
19th
Zimbabwe rank
16th
Open shrubland — Burned Area over time
- Ethiopia
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 11,256 ha against 5,386 ha in Ethiopia, a difference of 5,870 ha.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 2.1 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 19th and Zimbabwe ranks 16th of 218 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31,496 ha | 29,778 ha | 1,718 ha | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 6,626 ha | 66,429 ha | 59,804 ha | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 1,954 ha | 34,791 ha | 32,837 ha | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 6,271 ha | 9,056 ha | 2,785 ha | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher open shrubland — burned area, Ethiopia or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 11,256 ha against 5,386 ha in Ethiopia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in open shrubland — burned area between Ethiopia and Zimbabwe?
- 5,870 ha, with Zimbabwe 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 open shrubland — burned area?
- Ethiopia ranks 19th and Zimbabwe ranks 16th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Open shrubland — 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.