Africa vs Angola: Closed shrubland — Burned Area
Africa
357,882 ha
in 2024
Angola
266,628 ha
in 2024
Africa rank
3rd
Angola rank
4th
Closed shrubland — Burned Area over time
- Africa
- Angola
How they compare
Africa currently reports 357,882 ha against 266,628 ha in Angola, a difference of 91,254 ha.
That makes Africa's figure about 1.3 times Angola's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Africa has been ahead every year.
Africa ranks 3rd and Angola ranks 4th of 31 groups.
Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | Angola | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.19 million ha | 187,069 ha | 1.01 million ha | Africa |
| 2000s | 1.02 million ha | 403,907 ha | 620,535 ha | Africa |
| 2010s | 736,177 ha | 232,537 ha | 503,639 ha | Africa |
| 2020s | 481,912 ha | 203,184 ha | 278,729 ha | Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher closed shrubland — burned area, Africa or Angola?
- Africa, at 357,882 ha against 266,628 ha in Angola as of 2024.
- What is the difference in closed shrubland — burned area between Africa and Angola?
- 91,254 ha, with Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Angola?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Africa and Angola rank globally for closed shrubland — burned area?
- Africa ranks 3rd and Angola ranks 4th of 31 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Closed shrubland — Burned Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.