Mozambique vs Tanzania: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre
Mozambique
3.48 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Tanzania
2.45 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Mozambique rank
21st
Tanzania rank
23rd
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- Mozambique
- Tanzania
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 3.48 hectares per square kilometre against 2.45 hectares per square kilometre in Tanzania, a difference of 1.03 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.4 times Tanzania's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Tanzania ahead.
Mozambique ranks 21st and Tanzania ranks 23rd of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Mozambique averaged higher in 1 and Tanzania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mozambique | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.49 hectares per square kilometre | 4.16 hectares per square kilometre | 0.6725 hectares per square kilometre | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 2.96 hectares per square kilometre | 3.09 hectares per square kilometre | 0.1312 hectares per square kilometre | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 3.17 hectares per square kilometre | 2.8 hectares per square kilometre | 0.3747 hectares per square kilometre | Mozambique |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre, Mozambique or Tanzania?
- Mozambique, at 3.48 hectares per square kilometre against 2.45 hectares per square kilometre in Tanzania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre between Mozambique and Tanzania?
- 1.03 hectares per square kilometre, with Mozambique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Tanzania?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Mozambique and Tanzania rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Mozambique ranks 21st and Tanzania ranks 23rd of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type 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.