Argentina vs Zambia: Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre

Argentina
0.012 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Zambia
0.0124 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Argentina rank
21st
Zambia rank
20th

Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre over time

  • Argentina
  • Zambia
00.050.10.15200220122023

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 0.0124 hectares per square kilometre against 0.012 hectares per square kilometre in Argentina, a difference of 0.0004 hectares per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Zambia ahead.

Argentina ranks 21st and Zambia ranks 20th of 206 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Zambia Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0213 hectares per square kilometre 0.0618 hectares per square kilometre 0.0405 hectares per square kilometre Zambia
2010s 0.004 hectares per square kilometre 0.0788 hectares per square kilometre 0.0748 hectares per square kilometre Zambia
2020s 0.0478 hectares per square kilometre 0.042 hectares per square kilometre 0.0058 hectares per square kilometre Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre, Argentina or Zambia?
Zambia, at 0.0124 hectares per square kilometre against 0.012 hectares per square kilometre in Argentina as of 2023.
What is the difference in wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre between Argentina and Zambia?
0.0004 hectares per square kilometre, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Zambia?
22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do Argentina and Zambia rank globally for wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre?
Argentina ranks 21st and Zambia ranks 20th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Wildfire area burned 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
Wildfire area burned 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

Wildfire area burned 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.