India vs Zimbabwe: Savanna — Burned Area
India
153,213 ha
in 2024
Zimbabwe
187,396 ha
in 2024
India rank
37th
Zimbabwe rank
35th
Savanna — Burned Area over time
- India
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 187,396 ha against 153,213 ha in India, a difference of 34,183 ha.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.2 times India's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
India ranks 37th and Zimbabwe ranks 35th of 221 countries.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 83,278 ha | 1.71 million ha | 1.62 million ha | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 132,265 ha | 560,812 ha | 428,547 ha | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 161,144 ha | 466,986 ha | 305,842 ha | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 163,879 ha | 187,538 ha | 23,659 ha | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna — burned area, India or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 187,396 ha against 153,213 ha in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna — burned area between India and Zimbabwe?
- 34,183 ha, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Zimbabwe?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do India and Zimbabwe rank globally for savanna — burned area?
- India ranks 37th and Zimbabwe ranks 35th of 221 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Savanna — 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.