Senegal vs Zambia: Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre
Senegal
0.0002 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Zambia
0.0003 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Senegal rank
6th
Zambia rank
4th
Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre over time
- Senegal
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 0.0003 kt per square kilometre against 0.0002 kt per square kilometre in Senegal, a difference of 0.0001 kt 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 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | Zambia |
| 2000s | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | Zambia |
| 2010s | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | Zambia |
| 2020s | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre, Senegal or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 0.0003 kt per square kilometre against 0.0002 kt per square kilometre in Senegal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre between Senegal and Zambia?
- 0.0001 kt 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 — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre?
- Senegal ranks 6th and Zambia ranks 4th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4), 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 — Emissions (CH4) 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.