India vs Zambia: Other forest — Burned Area
India
338,533 ha
in 2024
Zambia
272,726 ha
in 2024
India rank
6th
Zambia rank
8th
Other forest — Burned Area over time
- India
- Zambia
How they compare
India currently reports 338,533 ha against 272,726 ha in Zambia, a difference of 65,807 ha.
That makes India's figure about 1.2 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was India ahead.
India ranks 6th and Zambia ranks 8th of 219 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 348,325 ha | 180,487 ha | 167,837 ha | India |
| 2000s | 423,818 ha | 232,051 ha | 191,767 ha | India |
| 2010s | 752,308 ha | 425,353 ha | 326,956 ha | India |
| 2020s | 604,829 ha | 257,408 ha | 347,421 ha | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher other forest — burned area, India or Zambia?
- India, at 338,533 ha against 272,726 ha in Zambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in other forest — burned area between India and Zambia?
- 65,807 ha, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Zambia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do India and Zambia rank globally for other forest — burned area?
- India ranks 6th 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.