Central African Republic vs Zimbabwe: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre

Central African Republic
3.62 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Zimbabwe
4.31 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Central African Republic rank
18th
Zimbabwe rank
16th

Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre over time

  • Central African Republic
  • Zimbabwe
246810200220122023

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 4.31 hectares per square kilometre against 3.62 hectares per square kilometre in Central African Republic, a difference of 0.69 hectares per square kilometre.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.2 times Central African Republic's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Central African Republic ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 18th and Zimbabwe ranks 16th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Central African Republic Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
2000s 4.39 hectares per square kilometre 6.62 hectares per square kilometre 2.23 hectares per square kilometre Zimbabwe
2010s 3.78 hectares per square kilometre 5.91 hectares per square kilometre 2.13 hectares per square kilometre Zimbabwe
2020s 3.49 hectares per square kilometre 3.68 hectares per square kilometre 0.1906 hectares per square kilometre Zimbabwe

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, Central African Republic or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 4.31 hectares per square kilometre against 3.62 hectares per square kilometre in Central African Republic as of 2023.
What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre between Central African Republic and Zimbabwe?
0.69 hectares per square kilometre, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Zimbabwe?
22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do Central African Republic and Zimbabwe rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
Central African Republic ranks 18th and Zimbabwe ranks 16th 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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Indicator
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre
Unit
hectares per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
206 places, 4,504 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

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.