Brazil vs Mozambique: Forest fires — Burning crop residues
Brazil
285.39 million t
in 2024
Mozambique
116.41 million t
in 2024
Brazil rank
1st
Mozambique rank
4th
Forest fires — Burning crop residues over time
- Brazil
- Mozambique
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 285.39 million t against 116.41 million t in Mozambique, a difference of 168.98 million t.
That makes Brazil's figure about 2.5 times Mozambique's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mozambique ahead.
Brazil ranks 1st and Mozambique ranks 4th of 219 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Mozambique in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 95.63 million t | 93.88 million t | 1.74 million t | Brazil |
| 2000s | 108.84 million t | 151.85 million t | 43.01 million t | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 94.31 million t | 208.88 million t | 114.57 million t | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 147.66 million t | 143.14 million t | 4.51 million t | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burning crop residues, Brazil or Mozambique?
- Brazil, at 285.39 million t against 116.41 million t in Mozambique as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burning crop residues between Brazil and Mozambique?
- 168.98 million t, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Mozambique?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Mozambique rank globally for forest fires — burning crop residues?
- Brazil ranks 1st and Mozambique ranks 4th of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). 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.