Mali vs Zimbabwe: Open shrubland — Burned Area
Mali
7,765 ha
in 2024
Zimbabwe
11,256 ha
in 2024
Mali rank
18th
Zimbabwe rank
16th
Open shrubland — Burned Area over time
- Mali
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 11,256 ha against 7,765 ha in Mali, a difference of 3,491 ha.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.4 times Mali's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mali ahead.
Mali ranks 18th and Zimbabwe ranks 16th of 218 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 305,317 ha | 32,713 ha | 272,604 ha | Mali |
| 2000s | 97,740 ha | 66,429 ha | 31,311 ha | Mali |
| 2010s | 459.89 ha | 34,791 ha | 34,331 ha | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 1,929 ha | 9,056 ha | 7,126 ha | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher open shrubland — burned area, Mali or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 11,256 ha against 7,765 ha in Mali as of 2024.
- What is the difference in open shrubland — burned area between Mali and Zimbabwe?
- 3,491 ha, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Zimbabwe?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Mali and Zimbabwe rank globally for open shrubland — burned area?
- Mali ranks 18th 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.