Brazil vs Mozambique: Forest fires — Burned Area
Brazil
5.28 million ha
in 2024
Mozambique
2.26 million ha
in 2024
Brazil rank
1st
Mozambique rank
4th
Forest fires — Burned Area over time
- Brazil
- Mozambique
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 5.28 million ha against 2.26 million ha in Mozambique, a difference of 3.01 million ha.
That makes Brazil's figure about 2.3 times Mozambique's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mozambique ahead.
Brazil ranks 1st and Mozambique ranks 4th of 219 countries.
Mozambique has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.77 million ha | 1.82 million ha | 52,211 ha | Mozambique |
| 2000s | 2.02 million ha | 2.96 million ha | 938,936 ha | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 1.75 million ha | 4.06 million ha | 2.31 million ha | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 2.73 million ha | 2.79 million ha | 54,874 ha | Mozambique |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, Brazil or Mozambique?
- Brazil, at 5.28 million ha against 2.26 million ha in Mozambique as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area between Brazil and Mozambique?
- 3.01 million ha, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Mozambique?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Mozambique rank globally for forest fires — burned area?
- Brazil ranks 1st 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.