Angola vs Sudan (former): Savanna — Burned Area
Angola
16.50 million ha
in 2024
Sudan (former)
16.56 million ha
in 2011
Angola rank
2nd
Sudan (former) rank
1st
Savanna — Burned Area over time
- Angola
- Sudan (former)
How they compare
Sudan (former) currently reports 16.56 million ha against 16.50 million ha in Angola, a difference of 64,600 ha.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sudan (former) ahead.
Angola ranks 2nd and Sudan (former) ranks 1st of 221 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 1 and Sudan (former) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Sudan (former) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.31 million ha | 17.18 million ha | 3.88 million ha | Sudan (former) |
| 2000s | 15.23 million ha | 16.86 million ha | 1.63 million ha | Sudan (former) |
| 2010s | 16.12 million ha | 15.42 million ha | 702,600 ha | Angola |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna — burned area, Angola or Sudan (former)?
- Sudan (former), at 16.56 million ha against 16.50 million ha in Angola as of 2011.
- What is the difference in savanna — burned area between Angola and Sudan (former)?
- 64,600 ha, with Sudan (former) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Sudan (former)?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2011.
- How do Angola and Sudan (former) rank globally for savanna — burned area?
- Angola ranks 2nd and Sudan (former) ranks 1st 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.
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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.