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

Rwanda
0.0131 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Zambia
0.0124 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Rwanda rank
19th
Zambia rank
20th

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

  • Rwanda
  • Zambia
00.050.10.15200220122023

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 0.0131 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0124 hectares per square kilometre in Zambia, a difference of 0.0007 hectares per square kilometre.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Zambia ahead.

Rwanda ranks 19th and Zambia ranks 20th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Rwanda Zambia Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0869 hectares per square kilometre 0.0618 hectares per square kilometre 0.0251 hectares per square kilometre Rwanda
2010s 0.0731 hectares per square kilometre 0.0788 hectares per square kilometre 0.0057 hectares per square kilometre Zambia
2020s 0.0213 hectares per square kilometre 0.042 hectares per square kilometre 0.0207 hectares per square kilometre Zambia

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, Rwanda or Zambia?
Rwanda, at 0.0131 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0124 hectares per square kilometre in Zambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre between Rwanda and Zambia?
0.0007 hectares per square kilometre, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Zambia?
22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do Rwanda and Zambia rank globally for wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre?
Rwanda ranks 19th 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.