Mozambique vs World: Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Mozambique
2.92 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
World
0.1976 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Mozambique rank
3rd
World rank
1st
Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- Mozambique
- World
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 2.92 ha per square kilometre against 0.1976 ha per square kilometre in World, a difference of 2.72 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Mozambique's figure about 14.8 times World's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mozambique ahead.
Mozambique ranks 3rd 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 | 2.32 ha per square kilometre | 0.2118 ha per square kilometre | 2.11 ha per square kilometre | Mozambique |
| 2000s | 3.76 ha per square kilometre | 0.228 ha per square kilometre | 3.53 ha per square kilometre | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 5.17 ha per square kilometre | 0.254 ha per square kilometre | 4.91 ha per square kilometre | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 3.71 ha per square kilometre | 0.2162 ha per square kilometre | 3.49 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 World?
- Mozambique, at 2.92 ha per square kilometre against 0.1976 ha per square kilometre in World as of 2023.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre between Mozambique and World?
- 2.72 ha per square kilometre, with Mozambique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and World?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Mozambique and World rank globally for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Mozambique ranks 3rd and World ranks 1st 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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About this data
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.