Senegal vs Zambia: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type
Senegal
3.38 million hectares
in 2024
Zambia
4.08 million hectares
in 2024
Senegal rank
11th
Zambia rank
9th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type over time
- Senegal
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 4.08 million hectares against 3.38 million hectares in Senegal, a difference of 696,440 hectares.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.2 times Senegal's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Zambia ahead.
Senegal ranks 11th and Zambia ranks 9th 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.