What is the difference in tree cover loss from wildfires between Italy and Mozambique?

183 hectares, with Italy ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Mozambique?

24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Tree cover loss from wildfires. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Italy vs Mozambique: Tree cover loss from wildfires

Italy

2,467 hectares

in 2024

Mozambique

2,284 hectares

in 2024

Italy rank

38th

Mozambique rank

39th

Tree cover loss from wildfires over time

Italy
Mozambique

How they compare

Italy currently reports 2,467 hectares against 2,284 hectares in Mozambique, a difference of 183 hectares.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 38th and Mozambique ranks 39th of 152 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	Mozambique	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1,518 hectares	339.11 hectares	1,179 hectares	Italy
2010s	3,702 hectares	2,363 hectares	1,339 hectares	Italy
2020s	3,825 hectares	1,919 hectares	1,906 hectares	Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tree cover loss from wildfires, Italy or Mozambique?: Italy, at 2,467 hectares against 2,284 hectares in Mozambique as of 2024.
What is the difference in tree cover loss from wildfires between Italy and Mozambique?: 183 hectares, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Mozambique?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do Italy and Mozambique rank globally for tree cover loss from wildfires?: Italy ranks 38th and Mozambique ranks 39th of 152 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Tree cover loss from wildfires. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Tree cover loss from wildfires
Unit: hectares
Source: Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 152 places, 3,353 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Tree cover loss due to fire with no visible human conversion or agricultural activity afterward. Fires may be started by natural causes (e.g. lightning) or may be related to human activities (accidental or deliberate).