Africa vs Angola: Savanna — Burned Area
Africa
105.21 million ha
in 2024
Angola
16.50 million ha
in 2024
Africa rank
3rd
Angola rank
2nd
Savanna — Burned Area over time
- Africa
- Angola
How they compare
Africa currently reports 105.21 million ha against 16.50 million ha in Angola, a difference of 88.71 million ha.
That makes Africa's figure about 6.4 times Angola's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Africa has been ahead every year.
Africa ranks 3rd and Angola ranks 2nd of 31 groups.
Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | Angola | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 107.03 million ha | 13.31 million ha | 93.73 million ha | Africa |
| 2000s | 119.15 million ha | 15.23 million ha | 103.93 million ha | Africa |
| 2010s | 113.74 million ha | 16.06 million ha | 97.68 million ha | Africa |
| 2020s | 103.89 million ha | 16.22 million ha | 87.67 million ha | Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna — burned area, Africa or Angola?
- Africa, at 105.21 million ha against 16.50 million ha in Angola as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna — burned area between Africa and Angola?
- 88.71 million ha, with Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Angola?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Africa and Angola rank globally for savanna — burned area?
- Africa ranks 3rd and Angola ranks 2nd of 31 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Savanna — 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.