Angola vs Mozambique: Forest fires — Burned Area
Angola
1.85 million ha
in 2024
Mozambique
2.26 million ha
in 2024
Angola rank
5th
Mozambique rank
4th
Forest fires — Burned Area over time
- Angola
- Mozambique
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 2.26 million ha against 1.85 million ha in Angola, a difference of 419,620 ha.
That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.2 times Angola's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mozambique ahead.
Angola ranks 5th and Mozambique ranks 4th of 219 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 1 and Mozambique in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.91 million ha | 1.82 million ha | 85,803 ha | Angola |
| 2000s | 2.27 million ha | 2.96 million ha | 683,731 ha | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 2.74 million ha | 4.06 million ha | 1.32 million ha | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 1.86 million ha | 2.79 million ha | 926,682 ha | Mozambique |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, Angola or Mozambique?
- Mozambique, at 2.26 million ha against 1.85 million ha in Angola as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area between Angola and Mozambique?
- 419,620 ha, with Mozambique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Mozambique?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Angola and Mozambique rank globally for forest fires — burned area?
- Angola ranks 5th and Mozambique ranks 4th 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.