Portugal vs Zimbabwe: Other forest — Burned Area
Portugal
31,181 ha
in 2024
Zimbabwe
17,119 ha
in 2024
Portugal rank
22nd
Zimbabwe rank
25th
Other forest — Burned Area over time
- Portugal
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 31,181 ha against 17,119 ha in Zimbabwe, a difference of 14,062 ha.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.8 times Zimbabwe's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Portugal ranks 22nd and Zimbabwe ranks 25th of 219 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14,761 ha | 26,733 ha | 11,972 ha | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 16,144 ha | 21,854 ha | 5,710 ha | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 16,544 ha | 39,882 ha | 23,339 ha | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 13,481 ha | 10,160 ha | 3,321 ha | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher other forest — burned area, Portugal or Zimbabwe?
- Portugal, at 31,181 ha against 17,119 ha in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in other forest — burned area between Portugal and Zimbabwe?
- 14,062 ha, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Zimbabwe?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Portugal and Zimbabwe rank globally for other forest — burned area?
- Portugal ranks 22nd and Zimbabwe ranks 25th 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.