Senegal vs Zambia: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita
Senegal
0.1724 hectares per person
in 2025
Zambia
0.1801 hectares per person
in 2025
Senegal rank
11th
Zambia rank
10th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita over time
- Senegal
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 0.1801 hectares per person against 0.1724 hectares per person in Senegal, a difference of 0.0077 hectares per person.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Zambia ahead.
Senegal ranks 11th and Zambia ranks 10th of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Senegal averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Senegal | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.322 hectares per person | 0.4194 hectares per person | 0.0973 hectares per person | Zambia |
| 2010s | 0.2412 hectares per person | 0.2762 hectares per person | 0.035 hectares per person | Zambia |
| 2020s | 0.206 hectares per person | 0.1944 hectares per person | 0.0116 hectares per person | Senegal |
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, Senegal or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 0.1801 hectares per person against 0.1724 hectares per person in Senegal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita between Senegal and Zambia?
- 0.0077 hectares per person, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Zambia?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Senegal and Zambia rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita?
- Senegal ranks 11th 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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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.