Angola vs World: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre

Angola
26.93 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
World
2.48 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Angola rank
2nd
World rank
1st

Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Angola
  • World
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How they compare

Angola currently reports 26.93 ha per square kilometre against 2.48 ha per square kilometre in World, a difference of 24.45 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Angola's figure about 10.8 times World's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Angola has been ahead every year.

Angola ranks 2nd and World ranks 1st of 188 countries.

Angola has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Angola World Difference Ahead
1990s 25.03 ha per square kilometre 2.6 ha per square kilometre 22.42 ha per square kilometre Angola
2000s 27.28 ha per square kilometre 2.75 ha per square kilometre 24.53 ha per square kilometre Angola
2010s 26.92 ha per square kilometre 2.45 ha per square kilometre 24.48 ha per square kilometre Angola
2020s 25.69 ha per square kilometre 2.22 ha per square kilometre 23.46 ha per square kilometre Angola

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre, Angola or World?
Angola, at 26.93 ha per square kilometre against 2.48 ha per square kilometre in World as of 2023.
What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre between Angola and World?
24.45 ha per square kilometre, with Angola ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and World?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Angola and World rank globally for savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
Angola ranks 2nd and World ranks 1st of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Unit
ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
190 places, 6,313 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Savanna fires — Burned Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.