Americas vs Zambia: Other forest — Burned Area
Americas
1.75 million ha
in 2024
Zambia
272,726 ha
in 2024
Americas rank
8th
Zambia rank
8th
Other forest — Burned Area over time
- Americas
- Zambia
How they compare
Americas currently reports 1.75 million ha against 272,726 ha in Zambia, a difference of 1.47 million ha.
That makes Americas's figure about 6.4 times Zambia's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 8th and Zambia ranks 8th of 31 groups.
Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.39 million ha | 180,487 ha | 1.21 million ha | Americas |
| 2000s | 925,958 ha | 232,051 ha | 693,906 ha | Americas |
| 2010s | 1.09 million ha | 425,353 ha | 663,697 ha | Americas |
| 2020s | 1.94 million ha | 257,408 ha | 1.69 million ha | Americas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher other forest — burned area, Americas or Zambia?
- Americas, at 1.75 million ha against 272,726 ha in Zambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in other forest — burned area between Americas and Zambia?
- 1.47 million ha, with Americas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Zambia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Americas and Zambia rank globally for other forest — burned area?
- Americas ranks 8th and Zambia ranks 8th of 31 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Other forest — 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.