Middle Africa vs Mozambique: Forest fires — Burned Area
Middle Africa
8.12 million ha
in 2024
Mozambique
2.26 million ha
in 2024
Middle Africa rank
2nd
Mozambique rank
4th
Forest fires — Burned Area over time
- Middle Africa
- Mozambique
How they compare
Middle Africa currently reports 8.12 million ha against 2.26 million ha in Mozambique, a difference of 5.86 million ha.
That makes Middle Africa's figure about 3.6 times Mozambique's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Middle Africa has been ahead every year.
Middle Africa ranks 2nd and Mozambique ranks 4th of 22 groups.
Middle Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle Africa | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.80 million ha | 1.82 million ha | 5.98 million ha | Middle Africa |
| 2000s | 10.25 million ha | 2.96 million ha | 7.29 million ha | Middle Africa |
| 2010s | 11.53 million ha | 4.06 million ha | 7.47 million ha | Middle Africa |
| 2020s | 9.03 million ha | 2.79 million ha | 6.25 million ha | Middle Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, Middle Africa or Mozambique?
- Middle Africa, at 8.12 million ha against 2.26 million ha in Mozambique as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area between Middle Africa and Mozambique?
- 5.86 million ha, with Middle Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle Africa and Mozambique?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Middle Africa and Mozambique rank globally for forest fires — burned area?
- Middle Africa ranks 2nd and Mozambique ranks 4th of 22 groups.
- 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.