Angola vs Brazil: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area
Angola
1.76 million ha
in 2024
Brazil
5.25 million ha
in 2024
Angola rank
4th
Brazil rank
1st
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area over time
- Angola
- Brazil
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 5.25 million ha against 1.76 million ha in Angola, a difference of 3.49 million ha.
That makes Brazil's figure about 3.0 times Angola's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Angola ahead.
Angola ranks 4th and Brazil ranks 1st of 218 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 3 and Brazil in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Brazil | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.87 million ha | 1.72 million ha | 147,555 ha | Angola |
| 2000s | 2.21 million ha | 1.93 million ha | 279,628 ha | Angola |
| 2010s | 2.68 million ha | 1.67 million ha | 1.02 million ha | Angola |
| 2020s | 1.80 million ha | 2.70 million ha | 898,856 ha | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher humid tropical forest — burned area, Angola or Brazil?
- Brazil, at 5.25 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 Brazil?
- 3.49 million ha, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Brazil?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Angola and Brazil rank globally for humid tropical forest — burned area?
- Angola ranks 4th and Brazil ranks 1st 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.