Namibia vs Zambia: Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … capita

Namibia
2.01 t per person
in 2024
Zambia
5.72 t per person
in 2024
Namibia rank
9th
Zambia rank
6th

Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … capita over time

  • Namibia
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 5.72 t per person against 2.01 t per person in Namibia, a difference of 3.71 t per person.

That makes Zambia's figure about 2.8 times Namibia's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Namibia ahead.

Namibia ranks 9th and Zambia ranks 6th of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Zambia Difference Ahead
1990s 18.59 t per person 13.75 t per person 4.84 t per person Namibia
2000s 15.43 t per person 10.99 t per person 4.44 t per person Namibia
2010s 14.49 t per person 7.68 t per person 6.81 t per person Namibia
2020s 7.91 t per person 5.78 t per person 2.13 t per person Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), Namibia or Zambia?
Zambia, at 5.72 t per person against 2.01 t per person in Namibia as of 2024.
What is the difference in savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) between Namibia and Zambia?
3.71 t per person, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Zambia?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Namibia and Zambia rank globally for savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
Namibia ranks 9th and Zambia ranks 6th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per capita
Unit
t 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 — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.