Mozambique vs Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs): Forest fires — Burned Area

Mozambique
2.26 million ha
in 2024
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
17.35 million ha
in 2024
Mozambique rank
4th
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank
3rd

Forest fires — Burned Area over time

  • Mozambique
  • Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
010.0M20.0M30.0M199020072024

How they compare

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) currently reports 17.35 million ha against 2.26 million ha in Mozambique, a difference of 15.09 million ha.

That makes Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)'s figure about 7.7 times Mozambique's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) has been ahead every year.

Mozambique ranks 4th and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 3rd of 219 countries.

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mozambique Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) Difference Ahead
1990s 1.82 million ha 16.02 million ha 14.20 million ha Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
2000s 2.96 million ha 21.12 million ha 18.17 million ha Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
2010s 4.06 million ha 24.89 million ha 20.83 million ha Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
2020s 2.79 million ha 18.99 million ha 16.20 million ha Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest fires — burned area, Mozambique or Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), at 17.35 million ha against 2.26 million ha in Mozambique as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest fires — burned area between Mozambique and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
15.09 million ha, with Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Mozambique and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank globally for forest fires — burned area?
Mozambique ranks 4th and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 3rd 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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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
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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.