Caribbean vs Zimbabwe: Other forest — Burned Area
Caribbean
4,175 ha
in 2024
Zimbabwe
17,119 ha
in 2024
Caribbean rank
23rd
Zimbabwe rank
25th
Other forest — Burned Area over time
- Caribbean
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 17,119 ha against 4,175 ha in Caribbean, a difference of 12,944 ha.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 4.1 times Caribbean's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Caribbean ranks 23rd and Zimbabwe ranks 25th of 31 countries.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Caribbean | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,032 ha | 26,733 ha | 21,700 ha | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 3,601 ha | 21,854 ha | 18,253 ha | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 2,389 ha | 39,882 ha | 37,493 ha | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 3,939 ha | 10,160 ha | 6,221 ha | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher other forest — burned area, Caribbean or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 17,119 ha against 4,175 ha in Caribbean as of 2024.
- What is the difference in other forest — burned area between Caribbean and Zimbabwe?
- 12,944 ha, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean and Zimbabwe?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Caribbean and Zimbabwe rank globally for other forest — burned area?
- Caribbean ranks 23rd and Zimbabwe ranks 25th of 31 countries.
- 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.