Mozambique vs South America: Forest fires — Burned Area
Mozambique
2.26 million ha
in 2024
South America
11.91 million ha
in 2024
Mozambique rank
4th
South America rank
7th
Forest fires — Burned Area over time
- Mozambique
- South America
How they compare
South America currently reports 11.91 million ha against 2.26 million ha in Mozambique, a difference of 9.65 million ha.
That makes South America's figure about 5.3 times Mozambique's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South America ahead.
Mozambique ranks 4th and South America ranks 7th of 219 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Mozambique averaged higher in 1 and South America in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mozambique | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.82 million ha | 3.29 million ha | 1.47 million ha | South America |
| 2000s | 2.96 million ha | 3.50 million ha | 548,033 ha | South America |
| 2010s | 4.06 million ha | 3.03 million ha | 1.03 million ha | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 2.79 million ha | 5.52 million ha | 2.73 million ha | South America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, Mozambique or South America?
- South America, at 11.91 million ha against 2.26 million ha in Mozambique as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area between Mozambique and South America?
- 9.65 million ha, with South America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and South America?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Mozambique and South America rank globally for forest fires — burned area?
- Mozambique ranks 4th and South America ranks 7th 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.