Eastern Asia vs Mozambique: Grassland — Burned Area
Eastern Asia
406,404 ha
in 2024
Mozambique
2.66 million ha
in 2024
Eastern Asia rank
21st
Mozambique rank
18th
Grassland — Burned Area over time
- Eastern Asia
- Mozambique
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 2.66 million ha against 406,404 ha in Eastern Asia, a difference of 2.26 million ha.
That makes Mozambique's figure about 6.5 times Eastern Asia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mozambique ahead.
Eastern Asia ranks 21st and Mozambique ranks 18th of 31 groups.
Mozambique has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eastern Asia | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.05 million ha | 1.23 million ha | 182,256 ha | Mozambique |
| 2000s | 1.21 million ha | 2.33 million ha | 1.12 million ha | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 1.18 million ha | 2.27 million ha | 1.09 million ha | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 689,550 ha | 2.49 million ha | 1.80 million ha | Mozambique |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher grassland — burned area, Eastern Asia or Mozambique?
- Mozambique, at 2.66 million ha against 406,404 ha in Eastern Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in grassland — burned area between Eastern Asia and Mozambique?
- 2.26 million ha, with Mozambique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Asia and Mozambique?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Eastern Asia and Mozambique rank globally for grassland — burned area?
- Eastern Asia ranks 21st and Mozambique ranks 18th of 31 groups.
- 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.