Africa vs Mozambique: Other forest — Burned Area
Africa
2.60 million ha
in 2024
Mozambique
1.65 million ha
in 2024
Africa rank
4th
Mozambique rank
1st
Other forest — Burned Area over time
- Africa
- Mozambique
How they compare
Africa currently reports 2.60 million ha against 1.65 million ha in Mozambique, a difference of 953,270 ha.
That makes Africa's figure about 1.6 times Mozambique's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Africa has been ahead every year.
Africa ranks 4th and Mozambique ranks 1st of 31 groups.
Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.35 million ha | 1.33 million ha | 2.02 million ha | Africa |
| 2000s | 3.62 million ha | 2.19 million ha | 1.43 million ha | Africa |
| 2010s | 4.47 million ha | 2.94 million ha | 1.52 million ha | Africa |
| 2020s | 3.15 million ha | 2.06 million ha | 1.09 million ha | Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher other forest — burned area, Africa or Mozambique?
- Africa, at 2.60 million ha against 1.65 million ha in Mozambique as of 2024.
- What is the difference in other forest — burned area between Africa and Mozambique?
- 953,270 ha, with Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Mozambique?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Africa and Mozambique rank globally for other forest — burned area?
- Africa ranks 4th and Mozambique ranks 1st of 31 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Other 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.