Kenya vs Zambia: Open shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Kenya
0.0023 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Zambia
0.0028 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Kenya rank
19th
Zambia rank
18th
Open shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- Kenya
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 0.0028 ha per square kilometre against 0.0023 ha per square kilometre in Kenya, a difference of 0.0005 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.2 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Zambia ahead.
Kenya ranks 19th and Zambia ranks 18th of 185 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0767 ha per square kilometre | 0.0968 ha per square kilometre | 0.0201 ha per square kilometre | Zambia |
| 2000s | 0.0038 ha per square kilometre | 0.0069 ha per square kilometre | 0.0031 ha per square kilometre | Zambia |
| 2010s | 0.0071 ha per square kilometre | 0.0058 ha per square kilometre | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | Kenya |
| 2020s | 0.004 ha per square kilometre | 0.0033 ha per square kilometre | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre, Kenya or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 0.0028 ha per square kilometre against 0.0023 ha per square kilometre in Kenya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre between Kenya and Zambia?
- 0.0005 ha per square kilometre, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Zambia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Zambia rank globally for open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Kenya ranks 19th and Zambia ranks 18th 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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About this data
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.