How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Zambia?

24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burkina Faso vs Zambia: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita

Burkina Faso

0.1434 hectares per person

in 2025

Zambia

0.1801 hectares per person

in 2025

Burkina Faso rank

13th

Zambia rank

10th

Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita over time

Burkina Faso
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 0.1801 hectares per person against 0.1434 hectares per person in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.0367 hectares per person.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.3 times Burkina Faso's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 13th and Zambia ranks 10th of 206 countries.

Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.2104 hectares per person	0.4194 hectares per person	0.209 hectares per person	Zambia
2010s	0.106 hectares per person	0.2762 hectares per person	0.1701 hectares per person	Zambia
2020s	0.1008 hectares per person	0.1944 hectares per person	0.0936 hectares per person	Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita, Burkina Faso or Zambia?: Zambia, at 0.1801 hectares per person against 0.1434 hectares per person in Burkina Faso as of 2025.
What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita between Burkina Faso and Zambia?: 0.0367 hectares per person, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Zambia?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
How do Burkina Faso and Zambia rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita?: Burkina Faso ranks 13th and Zambia ranks 10th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita
Unit: hectares per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 206 places, 4,944 data points, 2002–2025
Last refreshed: 22 September 2026

Area burned by wildfires by land cover type divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.