Ethiopia vs Zambia: Other forest — Burning crop residues
Ethiopia
6.28 million t
in 2024
Zambia
13.75 million t
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
11th
Zambia rank
8th
Other forest — Burning crop residues over time
- Ethiopia
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 13.75 million t against 6.28 million t in Ethiopia, a difference of 7.46 million t.
That makes Zambia's figure about 2.2 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Zambia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 11th and Zambia ranks 8th of 219 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.75 million t | 7.12 million t | 1.63 million t | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 7.68 million t | 11.70 million t | 4.02 million t | Zambia |
| 2010s | 4.89 million t | 21.44 million t | 16.55 million t | Zambia |
| 2020s | 7.68 million t | 12.97 million t | 5.29 million t | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher other forest — burning crop residues, Ethiopia or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 13.75 million t against 6.28 million t in Ethiopia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in other forest — burning crop residues between Ethiopia and Zambia?
- 7.46 million t, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Zambia?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Zambia rank globally for other forest — burning crop residues?
- Ethiopia ranks 11th 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 — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). 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.