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

Mozambique
2.92 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Nepal
1.44 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Mozambique rank
3rd
Nepal rank
6th

Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Mozambique
  • Nepal
0246199020062023

How they compare

Mozambique currently reports 2.92 ha per square kilometre against 1.44 ha per square kilometre in Nepal, a difference of 1.48 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Mozambique's figure about 2.0 times Nepal's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mozambique ahead.

Mozambique ranks 3rd and Nepal ranks 6th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mozambique Nepal Difference Ahead
1990s 2.32 ha per square kilometre 0.6107 ha per square kilometre 1.71 ha per square kilometre Mozambique
2000s 3.76 ha per square kilometre 0.5987 ha per square kilometre 3.16 ha per square kilometre Mozambique
2010s 5.17 ha per square kilometre 1.19 ha per square kilometre 3.98 ha per square kilometre Mozambique
2020s 3.71 ha per square kilometre 0.9772 ha per square kilometre 2.73 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, Mozambique or Nepal?
Mozambique, at 2.92 ha per square kilometre against 1.44 ha per square kilometre in Nepal as of 2023.
What is the difference in forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre between Mozambique and Nepal?
1.48 ha per square kilometre, with Mozambique ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Nepal?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Mozambique and Nepal rank globally for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
Mozambique ranks 3rd and Nepal ranks 6th 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.