Western Europe vs Zimbabwe: Other forest — Burned Area
Western Europe
796.38 ha
in 2024
Zimbabwe
17,119 ha
in 2024
Western Europe rank
26th
Zimbabwe rank
25th
Other forest — Burned Area over time
- Western Europe
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 17,119 ha against 796.38 ha in Western Europe, a difference of 16,323 ha.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 21.5 times Western Europe's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Western Europe ranks 26th and Zimbabwe ranks 25th of 31 groups.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Western Europe | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,282 ha | 26,733 ha | 23,451 ha | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 4,315 ha | 21,854 ha | 17,539 ha | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 4,355 ha | 39,882 ha | 35,527 ha | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 5,262 ha | 10,160 ha | 4,898 ha | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher other forest — burned area, Western Europe or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 17,119 ha against 796.38 ha in Western Europe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in other forest — burned area between Western Europe and Zimbabwe?
- 16,323 ha, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Western Europe and Zimbabwe?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Western Europe and Zimbabwe rank globally for other forest — burned area?
- Western Europe ranks 26th and Zimbabwe ranks 25th of 31 groups.
- 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.