Mozambique vs Senegal: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre

Mozambique
19.35 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Senegal
20.39 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Mozambique rank
5th
Senegal rank
4th

Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Mozambique
  • Senegal
0510152025199020062023

How they compare

Senegal currently reports 20.39 ha per square kilometre against 19.35 ha per square kilometre in Mozambique, a difference of 1.04 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Senegal's figure about 1.1 times Mozambique's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mozambique ahead.

Mozambique ranks 5th and Senegal ranks 4th of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mozambique Senegal Difference Ahead
1990s 19.68 ha per square kilometre 17.69 ha per square kilometre 1.99 ha per square kilometre Mozambique
2000s 20.76 ha per square kilometre 19.24 ha per square kilometre 1.52 ha per square kilometre Mozambique
2010s 20.07 ha per square kilometre 17.89 ha per square kilometre 2.18 ha per square kilometre Mozambique
2020s 19.72 ha per square kilometre 19.7 ha per square kilometre 0.0246 ha per square kilometre Mozambique

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre, Mozambique or Senegal?
Senegal, at 20.39 ha per square kilometre against 19.35 ha per square kilometre in Mozambique as of 2023.
What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre between Mozambique and Senegal?
1.04 ha per square kilometre, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Senegal?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Mozambique and Senegal rank globally for savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
Mozambique ranks 5th and Senegal ranks 4th 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.