Ethiopia vs Zimbabwe: Open shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre

Ethiopia
0.0046 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Zimbabwe
0.0163 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
15th
Zimbabwe rank
12th

Open shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Zimbabwe
00.20.40.6199020062023

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 0.0163 ha per square kilometre against 0.0046 ha per square kilometre in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.0117 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 3.5 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 15th and Zimbabwe ranks 12th of 185 countries.

Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0315 ha per square kilometre 0.077 ha per square kilometre 0.0455 ha per square kilometre Zimbabwe
2000s 0.0065 ha per square kilometre 0.1717 ha per square kilometre 0.1652 ha per square kilometre Zimbabwe
2010s 0.0017 ha per square kilometre 0.0899 ha per square kilometre 0.0882 ha per square kilometre Zimbabwe
2020s 0.0058 ha per square kilometre 0.022 ha per square kilometre 0.0162 ha per square kilometre Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre, Ethiopia or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 0.0163 ha per square kilometre against 0.0046 ha per square kilometre in Ethiopia as of 2023.
What is the difference in open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre between Ethiopia and Zimbabwe?
0.0117 ha per square kilometre, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Zimbabwe?
31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
How do Ethiopia and Zimbabwe rank globally for open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre?
Ethiopia ranks 15th and Zimbabwe ranks 12th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Open shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Open shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Unit
ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
186 places, 6,179 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Open shrubland — 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.