Angola vs Asia: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area
Angola
1.76 million ha
in 2024
Asia
2.43 million ha
in 2024
Angola rank
4th
Asia rank
5th
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area over time
- Angola
- Asia
How they compare
Asia currently reports 2.43 million ha against 1.76 million ha in Angola, a difference of 664,890 ha.
That makes Asia's figure about 1.4 times Angola's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Asia ahead.
Angola ranks 4th and Asia ranks 5th of 218 countries.
Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.87 million ha | 2.95 million ha | 1.09 million ha | Asia |
| 2000s | 2.21 million ha | 2.91 million ha | 700,365 ha | Asia |
| 2010s | 2.68 million ha | 3.03 million ha | 346,765 ha | Asia |
| 2020s | 1.80 million ha | 2.62 million ha | 826,402 ha | Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher humid tropical forest — burned area, Angola or Asia?
- Asia, at 2.43 million ha against 1.76 million ha in Angola as of 2024.
- What is the difference in humid tropical forest — burned area between Angola and Asia?
- 664,890 ha, with Asia 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 humid tropical forest — burned area?
- Angola ranks 4th and Asia ranks 5th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Humid tropical forest — 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.