Senegal vs Zambia: Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square

Senegal
107.56 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Zambia
151.82 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Senegal rank
6th
Zambia rank
4th

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

  • Senegal
  • Zambia
50100150200199020062023

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 151.82 t per square kilometre against 107.56 t per square kilometre in Senegal, a difference of 44.26 t per square kilometre.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.4 times Senegal's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Zambia ahead.

Senegal ranks 6th 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 Senegal Zambia Difference Ahead
1990s 117.57 t per square kilometre 160.13 t per square kilometre 42.57 t per square kilometre Zambia
2000s 108.81 t per square kilometre 170.93 t per square kilometre 62.12 t per square kilometre Zambia
2010s 95.86 t per square kilometre 165.46 t per square kilometre 69.6 t per square kilometre Zambia
2020s 104.61 t per square kilometre 154.99 t per square kilometre 50.38 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), Senegal or Zambia?
Zambia, at 151.82 t per square kilometre against 107.56 t per square kilometre in Senegal as of 2023.
What is the difference in savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) between Senegal and Zambia?
44.26 t per square kilometre, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Zambia?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Senegal and Zambia rank globally for savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
Senegal ranks 6th 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Senegal vs Zambia: Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 12 October 2026, from https://climate.statizoid.com/compare/savanna-fires-burning-crop-residues-biomass-burned-dry-matter-per-square-kilometre/senegal/zambia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://climate.statizoid.com/compare/savanna-fires-burning-crop-residues-biomass-burned-dry-matter-per-square-kilometre/senegal/zambia/">Senegal vs Zambia: Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter)</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per square kilometre
Unit
t per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
190 places, 6,313 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.