Australia vs Zambia: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre
Australia
8.72 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Zambia
5.84 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Australia rank
8th
Zambia rank
9th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- Australia
- Zambia
How they compare
Australia currently reports 8.72 hectares per square kilometre against 5.84 hectares per square kilometre in Zambia, a difference of 2.88 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.5 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 8th and Zambia ranks 9th of 206 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.37 hectares per square kilometre | 6.71 hectares per square kilometre | 1.34 hectares per square kilometre | Zambia |
| 2010s | 5.38 hectares per square kilometre | 5.92 hectares per square kilometre | 0.5425 hectares per square kilometre | Zambia |
| 2020s | 4.1 hectares per square kilometre | 5.32 hectares per square kilometre | 1.23 hectares per square kilometre | 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 square kilometre, Australia or Zambia?
- Australia, at 8.72 hectares per square kilometre against 5.84 hectares per square kilometre in Zambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre between Australia and Zambia?
- 2.88 hectares per square kilometre, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Zambia?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Zambia rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Australia ranks 8th and Zambia ranks 9th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, 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
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type 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.