Americas vs Mozambique: Forest fires — Burned Area
Americas
13.85 million ha
in 2024
Mozambique
2.26 million ha
in 2024
Americas rank
5th
Mozambique rank
4th
Forest fires — Burned Area over time
- Americas
- Mozambique
How they compare
Americas currently reports 13.85 million ha against 2.26 million ha in Mozambique, a difference of 11.59 million ha.
That makes Americas's figure about 6.1 times Mozambique's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Americas ahead.
Americas ranks 5th and Mozambique ranks 4th of 31 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Americas averaged higher in 3 and Mozambique in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.67 million ha | 1.82 million ha | 2.85 million ha | Americas |
| 2000s | 4.42 million ha | 2.96 million ha | 1.46 million ha | Americas |
| 2010s | 4.03 million ha | 4.06 million ha | 35,395 ha | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 7.40 million ha | 2.79 million ha | 4.61 million ha | Americas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, Americas or Mozambique?
- Americas, at 13.85 million ha against 2.26 million ha in Mozambique as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area between Americas and Mozambique?
- 11.59 million ha, with Americas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Mozambique?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Americas and Mozambique rank globally for forest fires — burned area?
- Americas ranks 5th and Mozambique ranks 4th of 31 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest fires — 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.