Angola vs South Sudan: Savanna — Burned Area
Angola
16.50 million ha
in 2024
South Sudan
16.10 million ha
in 2024
Angola rank
2nd
South Sudan rank
3rd
Savanna — Burned Area over time
- Angola
- South Sudan
How they compare
Angola currently reports 16.50 million ha against 16.10 million ha in South Sudan, a difference of 403,300 ha.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Angola ahead.
Angola ranks 2nd and South Sudan ranks 3rd of 221 countries.
Angola has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16.04 million ha | 15.53 million ha | 513,925 ha | Angola |
| 2020s | 16.22 million ha | 14.64 million ha | 1.57 million ha | Angola |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna — burned area, Angola or South Sudan?
- Angola, at 16.50 million ha against 16.10 million ha in South Sudan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna — burned area between Angola and South Sudan?
- 403,300 ha, with Angola ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and South Sudan?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2024.
- How do Angola and South Sudan rank globally for savanna — burned area?
- Angola ranks 2nd and South Sudan ranks 3rd of 221 countries.
- 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.
Individual pages
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.