Angola vs Asia: Grassland — Burned Area
Angola
13.51 million ha
in 2024
Asia
2.20 million ha
in 2024
Angola rank
5th
Asia rank
5th
Grassland — Burned Area over time
- Angola
- Asia
How they compare
Angola currently reports 13.51 million ha against 2.20 million ha in Asia, a difference of 11.30 million ha.
That makes Angola's figure about 6.1 times Asia's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Angola ahead.
Angola ranks 5th and Asia ranks 5th of 220 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 2 and Asia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.08 million ha | 7.12 million ha | 41,130 ha | Asia |
| 2000s | 11.90 million ha | 12.31 million ha | 409,720 ha | Asia |
| 2010s | 12.82 million ha | 8.43 million ha | 4.39 million ha | Angola |
| 2020s | 11.79 million ha | 4.26 million ha | 7.52 million ha | Angola |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher grassland — burned area, Angola or Asia?
- Angola, at 13.51 million ha against 2.20 million ha in Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in grassland — burned area between Angola and Asia?
- 11.30 million ha, with Angola ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Asia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Angola and Asia rank globally for grassland — burned area?
- Angola ranks 5th and Asia ranks 5th of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Grassland — Burned Area. 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.