Congo vs Zambia: Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … unit
Congo
0.0015 t per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Zambia
0.0048 t per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Congo rank
5th
Zambia rank
2nd
Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … unit over time
- Congo
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 0.0048 t per US$ of GDP against 0.0015 t per US$ of GDP in Congo, a difference of 0.0033 t per US$ of GDP.
That makes Zambia's figure about 3.3 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 | 0.0048 t per US$ of GDP | 0.0339 t per US$ of GDP | 0.0291 t per US$ of GDP | Zambia |
| 2000s | 0.0025 t per US$ of GDP | 0.0188 t per US$ of GDP | 0.0163 t per US$ of GDP | Zambia |
| 2010s | 0.0013 t per US$ of GDP | 0.0051 t per US$ of GDP | 0.0038 t per US$ of GDP | Zambia |
| 2020s | 0.0012 t per US$ of GDP | 0.0049 t per US$ of GDP | 0.0036 t per US$ of GDP | 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), Congo or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 0.0048 t per US$ of GDP against 0.0015 t per US$ of GDP in Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) between Congo and Zambia?
- 0.0033 t 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 — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
- Congo ranks 5th and Zambia ranks 2nd of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), 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 — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.