Oceania vs Zambia: Savanna fires — Burned Area
Oceania
34.35 million ha
in 2024
Zambia
18.80 million ha
in 2024
Oceania rank
10th
Zambia rank
7th
Savanna fires — Burned Area over time
- Oceania
- Zambia
How they compare
Oceania currently reports 34.35 million ha against 18.80 million ha in Zambia, a difference of 15.55 million ha.
That makes Oceania's figure about 1.8 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Oceania ahead.
Oceania ranks 10th and Zambia ranks 7th of 31 groups.
Oceania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Oceania | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.13 million ha | 18.24 million ha | 26.89 million ha | Oceania |
| 2000s | 54.03 million ha | 19.69 million ha | 34.34 million ha | Oceania |
| 2010s | 46.42 million ha | 18.97 million ha | 27.45 million ha | Oceania |
| 2020s | 34.87 million ha | 17.99 million ha | 16.89 million ha | Oceania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, Oceania or Zambia?
- Oceania, at 34.35 million ha against 18.80 million ha in Zambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area between Oceania and Zambia?
- 15.55 million ha, with Oceania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Oceania and Zambia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Oceania and Zambia rank globally for savanna fires — burned area?
- Oceania ranks 10th and Zambia ranks 7th of 31 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.