Cambodia vs Mozambique: Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre

Cambodia
1.78 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Mozambique
2.92 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Cambodia rank
5th
Mozambique rank
3rd

Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Cambodia
  • Mozambique
02468199020062023

How they compare

Mozambique currently reports 2.92 ha per square kilometre against 1.78 ha per square kilometre in Cambodia, a difference of 1.14 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.6 times Cambodia's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Cambodia ahead.

Cambodia ranks 5th and Mozambique ranks 3rd of 186 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Cambodia averaged higher in 2 and Mozambique in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cambodia Mozambique Difference Ahead
1990s 2.9 ha per square kilometre 2.32 ha per square kilometre 0.5859 ha per square kilometre Cambodia
2000s 5.35 ha per square kilometre 3.76 ha per square kilometre 1.59 ha per square kilometre Cambodia
2010s 4.63 ha per square kilometre 5.17 ha per square kilometre 0.5358 ha per square kilometre Mozambique
2020s 2.45 ha per square kilometre 3.71 ha per square kilometre 1.26 ha per square kilometre Mozambique

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre, Cambodia or Mozambique?
Mozambique, at 2.92 ha per square kilometre against 1.78 ha per square kilometre in Cambodia as of 2023.
What is the difference in forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre between Cambodia and Mozambique?
1.14 ha per square kilometre, with Mozambique ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Mozambique?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Cambodia and Mozambique rank globally for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
Cambodia ranks 5th and Mozambique ranks 3rd of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre. 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 square kilometre
Unit
ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
188 places, 6,245 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Forest fires — Burned Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.