Asia vs Zambia: Savanna fires — Burned Area
Asia
6.02 million ha
in 2024
Zambia
18.80 million ha
in 2024
Asia rank
5th
Zambia rank
7th
Savanna fires — Burned Area over time
- Asia
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 18.80 million ha against 6.02 million ha in Asia, a difference of 12.79 million ha.
That makes Zambia's figure about 3.1 times Asia's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Zambia ahead.
Asia ranks 5th and Zambia ranks 7th of 22 groups.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Asia | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.80 million ha | 18.24 million ha | 6.44 million ha | Zambia |
| 2000s | 17.43 million ha | 19.69 million ha | 2.25 million ha | Zambia |
| 2010s | 13.14 million ha | 18.97 million ha | 5.83 million ha | Zambia |
| 2020s | 8.00 million ha | 17.99 million ha | 9.99 million ha | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, Asia or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 18.80 million ha against 6.02 million ha in Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area between Asia and Zambia?
- 12.79 million ha, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and Zambia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Asia and Zambia rank globally for savanna fires — burned area?
- Asia ranks 5th and Zambia ranks 7th of 22 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Savanna fires — 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.