Mali vs Mozambique: Savanna fires — Burned Area
Mali
6.49 million ha
in 2024
Mozambique
15.15 million ha
in 2024
Mali rank
12th
Mozambique rank
9th
Savanna fires — Burned Area over time
- Mali
- Mozambique
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 15.15 million ha against 6.49 million ha in Mali, a difference of 8.66 million ha.
That makes Mozambique's figure about 2.3 times Mali's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Mozambique has been ahead every year.
Mali ranks 12th and Mozambique ranks 9th of 221 countries.
Mozambique has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.96 million ha | 15.48 million ha | 9.52 million ha | Mozambique |
| 2000s | 6.58 million ha | 16.33 million ha | 9.75 million ha | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 5.28 million ha | 15.78 million ha | 10.50 million ha | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 5.80 million ha | 15.44 million ha | 9.64 million ha | Mozambique |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, Mali or Mozambique?
- Mozambique, at 15.15 million ha against 6.49 million ha in Mali as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area between Mali and Mozambique?
- 8.66 million ha, with Mozambique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Mozambique?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Mali and Mozambique rank globally for savanna fires — burned area?
- Mali ranks 12th and Mozambique ranks 9th of 221 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Savanna fires — 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.