Gambia vs Tanzania: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita
Gambia
0.0344 hectares per person
in 2025
Tanzania
0.0346 hectares per person
in 2025
Gambia rank
29th
Tanzania rank
28th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita over time
- Gambia
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 0.0346 hectares per person against 0.0344 hectares per person in Gambia, a difference of 0.0002 hectares per person.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Tanzania ahead.
Gambia ranks 29th and Tanzania ranks 28th of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 2 and Tanzania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0761 hectares per person | 0.0931 hectares per person | 0.017 hectares per person | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 0.0589 hectares per person | 0.0544 hectares per person | 0.0045 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 2020s | 0.0495 hectares per person | 0.0386 hectares per person | 0.0109 hectares per person | Gambia |
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, Gambia or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 0.0346 hectares per person against 0.0344 hectares per person in Gambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita between Gambia and Tanzania?
- 0.0002 hectares per person, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Tanzania?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Gambia and Tanzania rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita?
- Gambia ranks 29th and Tanzania ranks 28th 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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About this data
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.