Brazil vs Mozambique: Closed shrubland — Burned Area
Brazil
9,279 ha
in 2024
Mozambique
5,396 ha
in 2024
Brazil rank
8th
Mozambique rank
9th
Closed shrubland — Burned Area over time
- Brazil
- Mozambique
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 9,279 ha against 5,396 ha in Mozambique, a difference of 3,883 ha.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.7 times Mozambique's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mozambique ahead.
Brazil ranks 8th and Mozambique ranks 9th of 219 countries.
Mozambique has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37,653 ha | 46,867 ha | 9,214 ha | Mozambique |
| 2000s | 19,714 ha | 36,243 ha | 16,529 ha | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 9,225 ha | 20,705 ha | 11,480 ha | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 8,351 ha | 8,736 ha | 385.28 ha | Mozambique |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher closed shrubland — burned area, Brazil or Mozambique?
- Brazil, at 9,279 ha against 5,396 ha in Mozambique as of 2024.
- What is the difference in closed shrubland — burned area between Brazil and Mozambique?
- 3,883 ha, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Mozambique?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Mozambique rank globally for closed shrubland — burned area?
- Brazil ranks 8th and Mozambique ranks 9th of 219 countries.
- 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.