Asia vs Mozambique: Other forest — Burned Area
Asia
1.34 million ha
in 2024
Mozambique
1.65 million ha
in 2024
Asia rank
2nd
Mozambique rank
1st
Other forest — Burned Area over time
- Asia
- Mozambique
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 1.65 million ha against 1.34 million ha in Asia, a difference of 307,250 ha.
That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.2 times Asia's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mozambique ahead.
Asia ranks 2nd and Mozambique ranks 1st of 22 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Asia averaged higher in 1 and Mozambique in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Asia | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.40 million ha | 1.33 million ha | 68,510 ha | Asia |
| 2000s | 1.92 million ha | 2.19 million ha | 275,957 ha | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 1.99 million ha | 2.94 million ha | 957,628 ha | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 1.58 million ha | 2.06 million ha | 481,226 ha | Mozambique |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher other forest — burned area, Asia or Mozambique?
- Mozambique, at 1.65 million ha against 1.34 million ha in Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in other forest — burned area between Asia and Mozambique?
- 307,250 ha, with Mozambique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and Mozambique?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Asia and Mozambique rank globally for other forest — burned area?
- Asia ranks 2nd and Mozambique ranks 1st of 22 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.