Benin vs Zimbabwe: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type
Benin
617,036 hectares
in 2024
Zimbabwe
872,330 hectares
in 2024
Benin rank
30th
Zimbabwe rank
28th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type over time
- Benin
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 872,330 hectares against 617,036 hectares in Benin, a difference of 255,294 hectares.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.4 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Benin ranks 30th and Zimbabwe ranks 28th of 225 countries.
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About this data
Area of shrubland and grassland burnt by wildfires each year, in hectares. Includes open and closed shrublands and grasslands without a significant tree cover.