Australia vs Zambia: Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square
Australia
104.44 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Zambia
151.82 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Australia rank
7th
Zambia rank
4th
Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square over time
- Australia
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 151.82 t per square kilometre against 104.44 t per square kilometre in Australia, a difference of 47.38 t per square kilometre.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.5 times Australia's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 7th and Zambia ranks 4th of 188 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.48 t per square kilometre | 160.13 t per square kilometre | 102.65 t per square kilometre | Zambia |
| 2000s | 67.26 t per square kilometre | 170.93 t per square kilometre | 103.66 t per square kilometre | Zambia |
| 2010s | 59.4 t per square kilometre | 165.46 t per square kilometre | 106.06 t per square kilometre | Zambia |
| 2020s | 44.38 t per square kilometre | 154.99 t per square kilometre | 110.61 t per square kilometre | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), Australia or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 151.82 t per square kilometre against 104.44 t per square kilometre in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) between Australia and Zambia?
- 47.38 t per square kilometre, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Zambia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Zambia rank globally for savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
- Australia ranks 7th and Zambia ranks 4th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), 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 — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 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.