Ethiopia vs Zambia: Other forest — Burned Area
Ethiopia
124,638 ha
in 2024
Zambia
272,726 ha
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
11th
Zambia rank
8th
Other forest — Burned Area over time
- Ethiopia
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 272,726 ha against 124,638 ha in Ethiopia, a difference of 148,088 ha.
That makes Zambia's figure about 2.2 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Zambia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 11th and Zambia ranks 8th of 219 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 164,806 ha | 139,481 ha | 25,325 ha | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 150,791 ha | 232,051 ha | 81,261 ha | Zambia |
| 2010s | 97,058 ha | 425,353 ha | 328,295 ha | Zambia |
| 2020s | 152,433 ha | 257,408 ha | 104,975 ha | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher other forest — burned area, Ethiopia or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 272,726 ha against 124,638 ha in Ethiopia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in other forest — burned area between Ethiopia and Zambia?
- 148,088 ha, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Zambia?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Zambia rank globally for other forest — burned area?
- Ethiopia ranks 11th and Zambia ranks 8th of 219 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.