Angola vs OECD: Forest fires — Burned Area
Angola
1.85 million ha
in 2024
OECD
1.77 million ha
in 2024
Angola rank
5th
OECD rank
6th
Forest fires — Burned Area over time
- Angola
- OECD
How they compare
Angola currently reports 1.85 million ha against 1.77 million ha in OECD, a difference of 79,410 ha.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Angola ahead.
Angola ranks 5th and OECD ranks 6th of 219 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 3 and OECD in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | OECD | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.91 million ha | 1.88 million ha | 32,631 ha | Angola |
| 2000s | 2.27 million ha | 1.27 million ha | 1.01 million ha | Angola |
| 2010s | 2.74 million ha | 1.53 million ha | 1.21 million ha | Angola |
| 2020s | 1.86 million ha | 2.27 million ha | 412,921 ha | OECD |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, Angola or OECD?
- Angola, at 1.85 million ha against 1.77 million ha in OECD as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area between Angola and OECD?
- 79,410 ha, with Angola ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and OECD?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Angola and OECD rank globally for forest fires — burned area?
- Angola ranks 5th and OECD ranks 6th 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.