Which has higher savanna and woody savanna — burned area, Nepal or Zimbabwe?

Zimbabwe, at 193,666 ha against 127,450 ha in Nepal as of 2024.

What is the difference in savanna and woody savanna — burned area between Nepal and Zimbabwe?

66,216 ha, with Zimbabwe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Zimbabwe?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Nepal vs Zimbabwe: Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area

Nepal

127,450 ha

in 2024

Zimbabwe

193,666 ha

in 2024

Nepal rank

41st

Zimbabwe rank

40th

Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area over time

Nepal
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 193,666 ha against 127,450 ha in Nepal, a difference of 66,216 ha.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.5 times Nepal's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Zimbabwe has been ahead every year.

Nepal ranks 41st and Zimbabwe ranks 40th of 221 countries.

Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nepal	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
1990s	24,405 ha	1.87 million ha	1.85 million ha	Zimbabwe
2000s	23,797 ha	589,836 ha	566,039 ha	Zimbabwe
2010s	40,863 ha	474,971 ha	434,108 ha	Zimbabwe
2020s	66,357 ha	190,427 ha	124,070 ha	Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher savanna and woody savanna — burned area, Nepal or Zimbabwe?: Zimbabwe, at 193,666 ha against 127,450 ha in Nepal as of 2024.
What is the difference in savanna and woody savanna — burned area between Nepal and Zimbabwe?: 66,216 ha, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Zimbabwe?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Nepal and Zimbabwe rank globally for savanna and woody savanna — burned area?: Nepal ranks 41st and Zimbabwe ranks 40th of 221 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area
Unit: ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 274 places, 9,364 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

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