Mozambique vs Zambia: Savanna — Burned Area
Mozambique
10.99 million ha
in 2024
Zambia
11.91 million ha
in 2024
Mozambique rank
5th
Zambia rank
4th
Savanna — Burned Area over time
- Mozambique
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 11.91 million ha against 10.99 million ha in Mozambique, a difference of 917,500 ha.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Mozambique's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Zambia ahead.
Mozambique ranks 5th and Zambia ranks 4th of 221 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mozambique | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.89 million ha | 9.61 million ha | 725,445 ha | Zambia |
| 2000s | 10.82 million ha | 11.67 million ha | 848,533 ha | Zambia |
| 2010s | 11.66 million ha | 12.32 million ha | 650,680 ha | Zambia |
| 2020s | 11.39 million ha | 11.56 million ha | 169,800 ha | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna — burned area, Mozambique or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 11.91 million ha against 10.99 million ha in Mozambique as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna — burned area between Mozambique and Zambia?
- 917,500 ha, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Zambia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Mozambique and Zambia rank globally for savanna — burned area?
- Mozambique ranks 5th and Zambia ranks 4th 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.