Gambia vs Zambia: Savanna fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate
Gambia
5.28 % change on previous year
in 2024
Zambia
7.38 % change on previous year
in 2024
Gambia rank
75th
Zambia rank
73rd
Savanna fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate over time
- Gambia
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 7.38 % change on previous year against 5.28 % change on previous year in Gambia, a difference of 2.1 % change on previous year.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.4 times Gambia's.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Zambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 75th and Zambia ranks 73rd of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1.13 % change on previous year | -1.05 % change on previous year | 0.0795 % change on previous year | Zambia |
| 2000s | 7.81 % change on previous year | 0.9222 % change on previous year | 6.89 % change on previous year | Gambia |
| 2010s | 1.49 % change on previous year | 0.7393 % change on previous year | 0.7495 % change on previous year | Gambia |
| 2020s | 10.09 % change on previous year | 0.7025 % change on previous year | 9.38 % change on previous year | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate, Gambia or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 7.38 % change on previous year against 5.28 % change on previous year in Gambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate between Gambia and Zambia?
- 2.1 % change on previous year, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Zambia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and Zambia rank globally for savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate?
- Gambia ranks 75th and Zambia ranks 73rd of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Savanna fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Savanna fires — Burned Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.