Angola vs Myanmar: Forest fires — Burned Area
Angola
1.85 million ha
in 2024
Myanmar
1.29 million ha
in 2024
Angola rank
5th
Myanmar rank
7th
Forest fires — Burned Area over time
- Angola
- Myanmar
How they compare
Angola currently reports 1.85 million ha against 1.29 million ha in Myanmar, a difference of 554,980 ha.
That makes Angola's figure about 1.4 times Myanmar's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Angola ahead.
Angola ranks 5th and Myanmar ranks 7th of 219 countries.
Angola has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.91 million ha | 1.31 million ha | 597,058 ha | Angola |
| 2000s | 2.27 million ha | 1.80 million ha | 475,296 ha | Angola |
| 2010s | 2.74 million ha | 1.79 million ha | 949,613 ha | Angola |
| 2020s | 1.86 million ha | 1.62 million ha | 236,020 ha | Angola |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, Angola or Myanmar?
- Angola, at 1.85 million ha against 1.29 million ha in Myanmar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area between Angola and Myanmar?
- 554,980 ha, with Angola ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Myanmar?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Angola and Myanmar rank globally for forest fires — burned area?
- Angola ranks 5th and Myanmar ranks 7th 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.