Mozambique vs OECD: Savanna — Burned Area
Mozambique
10.99 million ha
in 2024
OECD
5.03 million ha
in 2024
Mozambique rank
5th
OECD rank
8th
Savanna — Burned Area over time
- Mozambique
- OECD
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 10.99 million ha against 5.03 million ha in OECD, a difference of 5.95 million ha.
That makes Mozambique's figure about 2.2 times OECD's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mozambique ahead.
Mozambique ranks 5th and OECD ranks 8th of 221 countries.
Mozambique has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mozambique | OECD | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.89 million ha | 8.34 million ha | 547,807 ha | Mozambique |
| 2000s | 10.82 million ha | 7.37 million ha | 3.45 million ha | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 11.66 million ha | 6.21 million ha | 5.46 million ha | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 11.39 million ha | 5.41 million ha | 5.98 million ha | Mozambique |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna — burned area, Mozambique or OECD?
- Mozambique, at 10.99 million ha against 5.03 million ha in OECD as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna — burned area between Mozambique and OECD?
- 5.95 million ha, with Mozambique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and OECD?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Mozambique and OECD rank globally for savanna — burned area?
- Mozambique ranks 5th and OECD ranks 8th 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.