Congo vs Zambia: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per unit of GDP
Congo
0.0002 ha per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Zambia
0.0007 ha per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Congo rank
5th
Zambia rank
2nd
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per unit of GDP over time
- Congo
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 0.0007 ha per US$ of GDP against 0.0002 ha per US$ of GDP in Congo, a difference of 0.0005 ha per US$ of GDP.
That makes Zambia's figure about 3.1 times Congo's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.
Congo ranks 5th and Zambia ranks 2nd of 185 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0008 ha per US$ of GDP | 0.0052 ha per US$ of GDP | 0.0044 ha per US$ of GDP | Zambia |
| 2000s | 0.0004 ha per US$ of GDP | 0.0029 ha per US$ of GDP | 0.0025 ha per US$ of GDP | Zambia |
| 2010s | 0.0002 ha per US$ of GDP | 0.0008 ha per US$ of GDP | 0.0006 ha per US$ of GDP | Zambia |
| 2020s | 0.0002 ha per US$ of GDP | 0.0008 ha per US$ of GDP | 0.0005 ha per US$ of GDP | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, per unit of gdp, Congo or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 0.0007 ha per US$ of GDP against 0.0002 ha per US$ of GDP in Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area, per unit of gdp between Congo and Zambia?
- 0.0005 ha per US$ of GDP, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Zambia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Congo and Zambia rank globally for savanna fires — burned area, per unit of gdp?
- Congo ranks 5th and Zambia ranks 2nd of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Savanna fires — Burned Area, per unit of GDP. 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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.