Saudi Arabia vs Zambia: Open shrubland — Burned Area
Saudi Arabia
2,809 ha
in 2024
Zambia
4,748 ha
in 2024
Saudi Arabia rank
21st
Zambia rank
20th
Open shrubland — Burned Area over time
- Saudi Arabia
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 4,748 ha against 2,809 ha in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 1,939 ha.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.7 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Zambia ahead.
Saudi Arabia ranks 21st and Zambia ranks 20th of 218 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,675 ha | 71,948 ha | 70,272 ha | Zambia |
| 2000s | 4,450 ha | 5,152 ha | 702.15 ha | Zambia |
| 2010s | 409.46 ha | 4,344 ha | 3,935 ha | Zambia |
| 2020s | 2,032 ha | 2,892 ha | 859.98 ha | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher open shrubland — burned area, Saudi Arabia or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 4,748 ha against 2,809 ha in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in open shrubland — burned area between Saudi Arabia and Zambia?
- 1,939 ha, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Zambia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Saudi Arabia and Zambia rank globally for open shrubland — burned area?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 21st 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.