Angola vs Middle Africa: Forest fires — Burned Area
Angola
1.85 million ha
in 2024
Middle Africa
8.12 million ha
in 2024
Angola rank
5th
Middle Africa rank
2nd
Forest fires — Burned Area over time
- Angola
- Middle Africa
How they compare
Middle Africa currently reports 8.12 million ha against 1.85 million ha in Angola, a difference of 6.28 million ha.
That makes Middle Africa's figure about 4.4 times Angola's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Middle Africa has been ahead every year.
Angola ranks 5th and Middle Africa ranks 2nd of 219 countries.
Middle Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Middle Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.91 million ha | 7.80 million ha | 5.90 million ha | Middle Africa |
| 2000s | 2.27 million ha | 10.25 million ha | 7.98 million ha | Middle Africa |
| 2010s | 2.74 million ha | 11.53 million ha | 8.79 million ha | Middle Africa |
| 2020s | 1.86 million ha | 9.03 million ha | 7.18 million ha | Middle Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, Angola or Middle Africa?
- Middle Africa, at 8.12 million ha against 1.85 million ha in Angola as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area between Angola and Middle Africa?
- 6.28 million ha, with Middle Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Middle Africa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Angola and Middle Africa rank globally for forest fires — burned area?
- Angola ranks 5th and Middle Africa ranks 2nd of 219 countries.
- 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.