Mozambique vs Zambia: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Mozambique
19.35 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Zambia
23.56 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Mozambique rank
5th
Zambia rank
3rd
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- Mozambique
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 23.56 ha per square kilometre against 19.35 ha per square kilometre in Mozambique, a difference of 4.21 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.2 times Mozambique's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.
Mozambique ranks 5th and Zambia ranks 3rd of 188 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mozambique | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.68 ha per square kilometre | 24.54 ha per square kilometre | 4.86 ha per square kilometre | Zambia |
| 2000s | 20.76 ha per square kilometre | 26.48 ha per square kilometre | 5.72 ha per square kilometre | Zambia |
| 2010s | 20.07 ha per square kilometre | 25.52 ha per square kilometre | 5.45 ha per square kilometre | Zambia |
| 2020s | 19.72 ha per square kilometre | 23.93 ha per square kilometre | 4.2 ha per square kilometre | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre, Mozambique or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 23.56 ha per square kilometre against 19.35 ha per square kilometre in Mozambique as of 2023.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre between Mozambique and Zambia?
- 4.21 ha per square kilometre, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Zambia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Mozambique and Zambia rank globally for savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Mozambique ranks 5th and Zambia ranks 3rd 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.