Viet Nam vs Zambia: Other forest — Burned Area
Viet Nam
49,582 ha
in 2024
Zambia
272,726 ha
in 2024
Viet Nam rank
7th
Zambia rank
8th
Other forest — Burned Area over time
- Viet Nam
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 272,726 ha against 49,582 ha in Viet Nam, a difference of 223,144 ha.
That makes Zambia's figure about 5.5 times Viet Nam's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Zambia ahead.
Viet Nam ranks 7th and Zambia ranks 8th of 22 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Viet Nam | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65,707 ha | 180,487 ha | 114,781 ha | Zambia |
| 2000s | 103,481 ha | 232,051 ha | 128,571 ha | Zambia |
| 2010s | 70,014 ha | 425,353 ha | 355,338 ha | Zambia |
| 2020s | 56,058 ha | 257,408 ha | 201,350 ha | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher other forest — burned area, Viet Nam or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 272,726 ha against 49,582 ha in Viet Nam as of 2024.
- What is the difference in other forest — burned area between Viet Nam and Zambia?
- 223,144 ha, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Viet Nam and Zambia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Viet Nam and Zambia rank globally for other forest — burned area?
- Viet Nam ranks 7th and Zambia ranks 8th of 22 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.