Mozambique vs Zambia: Forest fires — Burned Area
Mozambique
2.26 million ha
in 2024
Zambia
2.93 million ha
in 2024
Mozambique rank
4th
Zambia rank
2nd
Forest fires — Burned Area over time
- Mozambique
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 2.93 million ha against 2.26 million ha in Mozambique, a difference of 669,250 ha.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.3 times Mozambique's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mozambique ahead.
Mozambique ranks 4th and Zambia ranks 2nd of 219 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Mozambique averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mozambique | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.82 million ha | 1.93 million ha | 106,852 ha | Zambia |
| 2000s | 2.96 million ha | 2.50 million ha | 455,554 ha | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 4.06 million ha | 3.99 million ha | 68,167 ha | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 2.79 million ha | 2.85 million ha | 60,118 ha | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, Mozambique or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 2.93 million ha against 2.26 million ha in Mozambique as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area between Mozambique and Zambia?
- 669,250 ha, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Zambia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Mozambique and Zambia rank globally for forest fires — burned area?
- Mozambique ranks 4th and Zambia ranks 2nd 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.