Tanzania vs Zambia: Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre
Tanzania
0.0139 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Zambia
0.0124 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Tanzania rank
18th
Zambia rank
20th
Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- Tanzania
- Zambia
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 0.0139 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0124 hectares per square kilometre in Zambia, a difference of 0.0015 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Zambia ahead.
Tanzania ranks 18th and Zambia ranks 20th of 206 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tanzania | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0086 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0618 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0532 hectares per square kilometre | Zambia |
| 2010s | 0.0058 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0788 hectares per square kilometre | 0.073 hectares per square kilometre | Zambia |
| 2020s | 0.009 hectares per square kilometre | 0.042 hectares per square kilometre | 0.033 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, Tanzania or Zambia?
- Tanzania, at 0.0139 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 Tanzania and Zambia?
- 0.0015 hectares per square kilometre, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania and Zambia?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Tanzania and Zambia rank globally for wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Tanzania ranks 18th 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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About this data
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.