Australia vs Zambia: Other forest — Burned Area, per capita

Australia
0.0045 ha per person
in 2024
Zambia
0.0128 ha per person
in 2024
Australia rank
8th
Zambia rank
5th

Other forest — Burned Area, per capita over time

  • Australia
  • Zambia
00.050.10.15199020072024

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 0.0128 ha per person against 0.0045 ha per person in Australia, a difference of 0.0083 ha per person.

That makes Zambia's figure about 2.9 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Zambia ahead.

Australia ranks 8th and Zambia ranks 5th of 186 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Zambia Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0326 ha per person 0.0216 ha per person 0.0109 ha per person Australia
2000s 0.0235 ha per person 0.0198 ha per person 0.0037 ha per person Australia
2010s 0.0224 ha per person 0.0266 ha per person 0.0042 ha per person Zambia
2020s 0.0168 ha per person 0.0128 ha per person 0.0041 ha per person Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher other forest — burned area, per capita, Australia or Zambia?
Zambia, at 0.0128 ha per person against 0.0045 ha per person in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in other forest — burned area, per capita between Australia and Zambia?
0.0083 ha per person, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Zambia?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Australia and Zambia rank globally for other forest — burned area, per capita?
Australia ranks 8th and Zambia ranks 5th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Other forest — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Other forest — Burned Area, per capita
Unit
ha per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
188 places, 6,434 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Other forest — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.