Benin vs Zimbabwe: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Benin
6.69 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Zimbabwe
4.69 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Benin rank
18th
Zimbabwe rank
20th
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- Benin
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Benin currently reports 6.69 ha per square kilometre against 4.69 ha per square kilometre in Zimbabwe, a difference of 2 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Benin's figure about 1.4 times Zimbabwe's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 18th and Zimbabwe ranks 20th of 188 countries.
Benin has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.05 ha per square kilometre | 7.69 ha per square kilometre | 6.35 ha per square kilometre | Benin |
| 2000s | 13.28 ha per square kilometre | 7.31 ha per square kilometre | 5.98 ha per square kilometre | Benin |
| 2010s | 8.87 ha per square kilometre | 7.09 ha per square kilometre | 1.78 ha per square kilometre | Benin |
| 2020s | 6.94 ha per square kilometre | 4.11 ha per square kilometre | 2.84 ha per square kilometre | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre, Benin or Zimbabwe?
- Benin, at 6.69 ha per square kilometre against 4.69 ha per square kilometre in Zimbabwe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre between Benin and Zimbabwe?
- 2 ha per square kilometre, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Zimbabwe?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Zimbabwe rank globally for savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Benin ranks 18th and Zimbabwe ranks 20th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Savanna fires — Burned Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.