Mali vs Zambia: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre
Mali
4.83 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Zambia
5.84 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Mali rank
12th
Zambia rank
9th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- Mali
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 5.84 hectares per square kilometre against 4.83 hectares per square kilometre in Mali, a difference of 1.01 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.2 times Mali's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Zambia ahead.
Mali ranks 12th 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 | Mali | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.48 hectares per square kilometre | 6.71 hectares per square kilometre | 1.22 hectares per square kilometre | Zambia |
| 2010s | 4.43 hectares per square kilometre | 5.92 hectares per square kilometre | 1.5 hectares per square kilometre | Zambia |
| 2020s | 4.81 hectares per square kilometre | 5.32 hectares per square kilometre | 0.514 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, Mali or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 5.84 hectares per square kilometre against 4.83 hectares per square kilometre in Mali as of 2023.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre between Mali and Zambia?
- 1.01 hectares per square kilometre, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Zambia?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Mali and Zambia rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Mali ranks 12th 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.