Europe vs Mozambique: Grassland — Burned Area
Europe
1.24 million ha
in 2024
Mozambique
2.66 million ha
in 2024
Europe rank
17th
Mozambique rank
18th
Grassland — Burned Area over time
- Europe
- Mozambique
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 2.66 million ha against 1.24 million ha in Europe, a difference of 1.42 million ha.
That makes Mozambique's figure about 2.1 times Europe's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Europe ahead.
Europe ranks 17th and Mozambique ranks 18th of 31 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Europe averaged higher in 2 and Mozambique in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.17 million ha | 1.23 million ha | 1.94 million ha | Europe |
| 2000s | 2.65 million ha | 2.33 million ha | 319,611 ha | Europe |
| 2010s | 2.10 million ha | 2.27 million ha | 175,778 ha | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 1.50 million ha | 2.49 million ha | 993,398 ha | Mozambique |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher grassland — burned area, Europe or Mozambique?
- Mozambique, at 2.66 million ha against 1.24 million ha in Europe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in grassland — burned area between Europe and Mozambique?
- 1.42 million ha, with Mozambique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe and Mozambique?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Europe and Mozambique rank globally for grassland — burned area?
- Europe ranks 17th 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.
Individual pages
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.