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
1.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M199020072024

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

Indicator
Forest fires — Burned Area
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
272 places, 9,294 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

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.