Mozambique vs World: Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita

Mozambique
0.0654 ha per person
in 2024
World
0.0041 ha per person
in 2024
Mozambique rank
4th
World rank
1st

Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita over time

  • Mozambique
  • World
00.050.10.150.2199020072024

How they compare

Mozambique currently reports 0.0654 ha per person against 0.0041 ha per person in World, a difference of 0.0613 ha per person.

That makes Mozambique's figure about 16.1 times World's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mozambique ahead.

Mozambique ranks 4th and World ranks 1st of 186 countries.

Mozambique has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mozambique World Difference Ahead
1990s 0.1283 ha per person 0.0045 ha per person 0.1237 ha per person Mozambique
2000s 0.1451 ha per person 0.0044 ha per person 0.1406 ha per person Mozambique
2010s 0.1562 ha per person 0.0045 ha per person 0.1518 ha per person Mozambique
2020s 0.0859 ha per person 0.0036 ha per person 0.0822 ha per person Mozambique

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest fires — burned area, per capita, Mozambique or World?
Mozambique, at 0.0654 ha per person against 0.0041 ha per person in World as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest fires — burned area, per capita between Mozambique and World?
0.0613 ha per person, with Mozambique ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and World?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Mozambique and World rank globally for forest fires — burned area, per capita?
Mozambique ranks 4th and World ranks 1st of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita
Unit
ha per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
188 places, 6,434 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Forest fires — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.