Laos vs Zambia: Wildfire area burned by land cover type, annual growth rate
Laos
16.67 % change on previous year
in 2025
Zambia
29.25 % change on previous year
in 2025
Laos rank
28th
Zambia rank
25th
Wildfire area burned by land cover type, annual growth rate over time
- Laos
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 29.25 % change on previous year against 16.67 % change on previous year in Laos, a difference of 12.58 % change on previous year.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.8 times Laos's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Laos ahead.
Laos ranks 28th and Zambia ranks 25th of 117 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 101.08 % change on previous year | 34.63 % change on previous year | 66.45 % change on previous year | Laos |
| 2010s | 118.48 % change on previous year | 57.33 % change on previous year | 61.16 % change on previous year | Laos |
| 2020s | 41.81 % change on previous year | 163.98 % change on previous year | 122.18 % change on previous year | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wildfire area burned by land cover type, annual growth rate, Laos or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 29.25 % change on previous year against 16.67 % change on previous year in Laos as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wildfire area burned by land cover type, annual growth rate between Laos and Zambia?
- 12.58 % change on previous year, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Zambia?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2025.
- How do Laos and Zambia rank globally for wildfire area burned by land cover type, annual growth rate?
- Laos ranks 28th and Zambia ranks 25th of 117 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Wildfire area burned by land cover type, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Wildfire area burned by land cover type. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.