Myanmar vs Zimbabwe: Savanna fires — Burned Area
Myanmar
998,670 ha
in 2024
Zimbabwe
1.02 million ha
in 2024
Myanmar rank
35th
Zimbabwe rank
34th
Savanna fires — Burned Area over time
- Myanmar
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 1.02 million ha against 998,670 ha in Myanmar, a difference of 16,870 ha.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Myanmar ranks 35th and Zimbabwe ranks 34th of 221 countries.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Myanmar | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 936,514 ha | 2.98 million ha | 2.04 million ha | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 1.02 million ha | 2.83 million ha | 1.80 million ha | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 1.09 million ha | 2.74 million ha | 1.65 million ha | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 1.04 million ha | 1.47 million ha | 431,470 ha | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, Myanmar or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 1.02 million ha against 998,670 ha in Myanmar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area between Myanmar and Zimbabwe?
- 16,870 ha, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Zimbabwe?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Myanmar and Zimbabwe rank globally for savanna fires — burned area?
- Myanmar ranks 35th and Zimbabwe ranks 34th of 221 countries.
- 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.