Angola vs Iraq: Open shrubland — Burned Area
Angola
45,448 ha
in 2024
Iraq
93,236 ha
in 2024
Angola rank
9th
Iraq rank
7th
Open shrubland — Burned Area over time
- Angola
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 93,236 ha against 45,448 ha in Angola, a difference of 47,788 ha.
That makes Iraq's figure about 2.1 times Angola's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Angola ahead.
Angola ranks 9th and Iraq ranks 7th of 218 countries.
Angola has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 116,118 ha | 27,470 ha | 88,648 ha | Angola |
| 2000s | 111,129 ha | 3,918 ha | 107,211 ha | Angola |
| 2010s | 80,741 ha | 19,400 ha | 61,341 ha | Angola |
| 2020s | 38,274 ha | 37,445 ha | 829.12 ha | Angola |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher open shrubland — burned area, Angola or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 93,236 ha against 45,448 ha in Angola as of 2024.
- What is the difference in open shrubland — burned area between Angola and Iraq?
- 47,788 ha, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Iraq?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Angola and Iraq rank globally for open shrubland — burned area?
- Angola ranks 9th and Iraq ranks 7th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Open shrubland — 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.