Mali vs Zambia: Open shrubland — Burned Area
Mali
7,765 ha
in 2024
Zambia
4,748 ha
in 2024
Mali rank
18th
Zambia rank
20th
Open shrubland — Burned Area over time
- Mali
- Zambia
How they compare
Mali currently reports 7,765 ha against 4,748 ha in Zambia, a difference of 3,017 ha.
That makes Mali's figure about 1.6 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mali ahead.
Mali ranks 18th and Zambia ranks 20th of 218 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 305,317 ha | 71,948 ha | 233,369 ha | Mali |
| 2000s | 97,740 ha | 5,152 ha | 92,588 ha | Mali |
| 2010s | 459.89 ha | 4,344 ha | 3,884 ha | Zambia |
| 2020s | 1,929 ha | 2,892 ha | 962.14 ha | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher open shrubland — burned area, Mali or Zambia?
- Mali, at 7,765 ha against 4,748 ha in Zambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in open shrubland — burned area between Mali and Zambia?
- 3,017 ha, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Zambia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Mali and Zambia rank globally for open shrubland — burned area?
- Mali ranks 18th and Zambia ranks 20th 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.