Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0611 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Zimbabwe, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Zimbabwe is 0.0611 ha per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 45.0% on the previous year and down 65.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.3203 ha per person in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.0462 ha per person, in 2020.
Zimbabwe ranks 32nd of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2616 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.2548 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.2477 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.2442 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.2439 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2416 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.3203 ha per person | +32.6% |
| 1997 | 0.294 ha per person | -8.2% |
| 1998 | 0.3095 ha per person | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 0.2841 ha per person | -8.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1858 ha per person | -34.6% |
| 2001 | 0.2189 ha per person | +17.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1577 ha per person | -27.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1739 ha per person | +10.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2463 ha per person | +41.7% |
| 2005 | 0.2274 ha per person | -7.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2039 ha per person | -10.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2517 ha per person | +23.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2947 ha per person | +17.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2965 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.3049 ha per person | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.2979 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2253 ha per person | -24.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1636 ha per person | -27.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1777 ha per person | +8.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2218 ha per person | +24.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1178 ha per person | -46.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1414 ha per person | +20.0% |
| 2018 | 0.147 ha per person | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1401 ha per person | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0462 ha per person | -67.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0936 ha per person | +102.6% |
| 2022 | 0.1461 ha per person | +56.2% |
| 2023 | 0.111 ha per person | -24.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0611 ha per person | -45.0% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 0.0611 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0057 ha per person, 10.8× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 0.0611 ha per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.062 ha per person, 98% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2702 ha per person | 0.2416 ha per person | 0.3203 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2257 ha per person | 0.1577 ha per person | 0.2965 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1937 ha per person | 0.1178 ha per person | 0.3049 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0916 ha per person | 0.0462 ha per person | 0.1461 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More climate change data for Zimbabwe
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 178.46 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 17,716 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,805 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 11,912 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 21.9 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 425.42 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,483 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,345 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 137.94 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 5.08 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Zimbabwe?
- Savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Zimbabwe was 0.0611 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3203 ha per person in 1996.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0462 ha per person in 2020.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for savanna fires — burned area, per capita?
- Zimbabwe ranks 32nd out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Savanna fires — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Savanna fires — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Savanna fires — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Savanna fires — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.