Australia vs Zambia: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita

Australia
1.26 ha per person
in 2024
Zambia
0.8821 ha per person
in 2024
Australia rank
3rd
Zambia rank
5th

Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita over time

  • Australia
  • Zambia
12345199020072024

How they compare

Australia currently reports 1.26 ha per person against 0.8821 ha per person in Zambia, a difference of 0.3779 ha per person.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.4 times Zambia's.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 3rd and Zambia ranks 5th of 188 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Zambia Difference Ahead
1990s 2.51 ha per person 2.11 ha per person 0.4016 ha per person Australia
2000s 2.7 ha per person 1.7 ha per person 0.9946 ha per person Australia
2010s 1.97 ha per person 1.18 ha per person 0.7835 ha per person Australia
2020s 1.31 ha per person 0.8922 ha per person 0.4224 ha per person Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, per capita, Australia or Zambia?
Australia, at 1.26 ha per person against 0.8821 ha per person in Zambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area, per capita between Australia and Zambia?
0.3779 ha per person, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Zambia?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Australia and Zambia rank globally for savanna fires — burned area, per capita?
Australia ranks 3rd and Zambia ranks 5th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita
Unit
ha per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
190 places, 6,504 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Savanna fires — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.