Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area by country
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.
Countries reporting
170
Highest
12.17 million ha
OECD
Lowest
0 ha
Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
Median
0 ha
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
9,259
What the numbers show
Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area is currently reported for 170 countries. The highest value is 12.17 million ha in OECD; the lowest is 0 ha in Falkland Islands (Malvinas).
The median across all reporting countries is 0 ha, and the mean is 231,240 ha.
Over the past decade 25 countries rose and 49 fell. The largest increase was in Mali (up 18,050.8%), and the largest decrease in Lao People's Democratic Republic (down 100.0%).
Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OECD | 12.17 million ha | 2024 | down 33.5% | volatile |
| 2 | Australia | 12.02 million ha | 2024 | down 33.6% | volatile |
| 2 | Australia and New Zealand | 12.02 million ha | 2024 | down 33.6% | volatile |
| 4 | Russian Federation | 1.02 million ha | 2024 | up 710.7% | volatile |
| 4 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 146,868 ha | 2024 | up 294.5% | volatile |
| 5 | Botswana | 939,936 ha | 2024 | up 109.5% | volatile |
| 5 | Syrian Arab Republic | 63,138 ha | 2024 | up 7,848.6% | volatile |
| 6 | Angola | 312,076 ha | 2024 | up 5.6% | falling |
| 6 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 7,721 ha | 2024 | up 250.4% | volatile |
| 7 | South Africa | 195,367 ha | 2024 | up 67.9% | volatile |
| 7 | Türkiye | 1,976 ha | 2024 | up 338.1% | volatile |
| 8 | Iraq | 93,236 ha | 2024 | up 1,037.2% | volatile |
| 8 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 790.95 ha | 2024 | up 1,749.4% | volatile |
| 9 | Namibia | 57,442 ha | 2024 | down 79.7% | volatile |
| 10 | Argentina | 50,441 ha | 2024 | down 47.7% | volatile |
| 10 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 85.5 ha | 2024 | down 42.9% | volatile |
| 11 | Canada | 37,062 ha | 2024 | down 71.4% | volatile |
| 11 | Timor-Leste | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Melanesia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Polynesia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Viet Nam | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 11 | United Republic of Tanzania | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 12 | Mexico | 23,458 ha | 2024 | down 17.6% | volatile |
| 13 | Mozambique | 21,733 ha | 2024 | down 41.4% | volatile |
| 14 | Madagascar | 21,087 ha | 2024 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 15 | Pakistan | 18,479 ha | 2024 | up 478.2% | volatile |
| 16 | Zimbabwe | 14,979 ha | 2024 | down 63.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Brazil | 10,755 ha | 2024 | up 59.6% | volatile |
| 18 | Sudan | 10,480 ha | 2024 | up 129.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Ethiopia | 9,019 ha | 2024 | up 43.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Zambia | 8,812 ha | 2024 | down 54.3% | volatile |
| 21 | Mali | 7,765 ha | 2024 | up 18,050.8% | volatile |
| 22 | Saudi Arabia | 2,809 ha | 2024 | up 2,520.9% | volatile |
| 23 | Turkmenistan | 2,427 ha | 2024 | down 89.5% | volatile |
| 24 | Nicaragua | 2,374 ha | 2023 | up 152.3% | volatile |
| 25 | Kenya | 2,287 ha | 2024 | down 29.6% | volatile |
| 26 | Peru | 2,182 ha | 2024 | up 1,175.6% | volatile |
| 27 | Eswatini | 1,221 ha | 2024 | down 68.5% | volatile |
| 27 | Caribbean | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Sudan (former) | 1,198 ha | 2011 | down 97.6% | volatile |
| 29 | Spain | 1,181 ha | 2024 | down 78.1% | volatile |
| 30 | India | 1,156 ha | 2024 | up 440.2% | volatile |
| 31 | Somalia | 940.38 ha | 2024 | down 80.3% | volatile |
| 32 | Myanmar | 620.9 ha | 2024 | up 480.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Chile | 600.93 ha | 2024 | down 86.5% | volatile |
| 34 | Malawi | 534.6 ha | 2024 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Honduras | 427.78 ha | 2024 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 36 | Lesotho | 343.06 ha | 2024 | down 56.8% | volatile |
| 37 | Colombia | 320.59 ha | 2024 | down 46.4% | volatile |
| 38 | Azerbaijan | 279.33 ha | 2024 | down 18.8% | volatile |
| 39 | Uzbekistan | 171.81 ha | 2024 | down 85.7% | volatile |
| 40 | Nigeria | 128.25 ha | 2024 | up 0.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Mauritania | 85.57 ha | 2024 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 42 | Guyana | 85.49 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 43 | Congo | 85.48 ha | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 44 | China | 64.48 ha | 2024 | down 92.5% | volatile |
| 44 | China, mainland | 64.48 ha | 2024 | down 92.5% | volatile |
| 46 | Jordan | 64.36 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Niger | 64.18 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 48 | Yemen | 64.17 ha | 2024 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Cameroon | 64.11 ha | 2024 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Panama | 42.75 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 51 | Egypt | 21.43 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 52 | Thailand | 21.39 ha | 2024 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 53 | Senegal | 21.39 ha | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 54 | Comoros | 21.38 ha | 2024 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Ecuador | 21.37 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Afghanistan | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Albania | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Armenia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Burundi | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Benin | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Burkina Faso | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Bangladesh | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Bulgaria | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Bahamas | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Belarus | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Belize | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Bhutan | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Central African Republic | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Switzerland | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Costa Rica | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Cuba | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Cyprus | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Germany | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Djibouti | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Denmark | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Dominican Republic | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Algeria | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Eritrea | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Estonia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Finland | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Fiji | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 56 | France | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Gabon | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Georgia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Ghana | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Guinea | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Gambia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Greece | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Greenland | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Guatemala | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Croatia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Haiti | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Hungary | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Indonesia | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Ireland | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Iceland | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Israel | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Italy | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Jamaica | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Japan | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Kazakhstan | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Cambodia | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Kuwait | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Lebanon | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Liberia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Libya | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Sri Lanka | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Lithuania | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Latvia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Morocco | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 56 | North Macedonia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Mongolia | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Malaysia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 56 | New Caledonia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Norway | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Nepal | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 56 | New Zealand | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Philippines | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Papua New Guinea | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Poland | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Puerto Rico | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Portugal | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Paraguay | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Palestine | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Romania | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Rwanda | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Sierra Leone | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 56 | El Salvador | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 56 | South Sudan | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Suriname | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Slovenia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Sweden | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Chad | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Togo | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Tajikistan | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Tunisia | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Uganda | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Ukraine | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Uruguay | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Samoa | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 56 | French Guiana | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Serbia and Montenegro | 0 ha | 2005 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 56 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Republic of Korea | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Brunei Darussalam | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 56 | China, Taiwan Province of | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 56 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Réunion | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 15.19 million ha
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 394,459 ha
- Annex I countries 13.16 million ha
- Asia 331,375 ha
- Oceania 12.02 million ha
- Middle Africa 313,017 ha
- Non-Annex I countries 2.03 million ha
- Africa 1.61 million ha
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 1.42 million ha
- Southern Africa 1.19 million ha
- Europe 1.02 million ha
- Eastern Europe 1.02 million ha
- Small island developing states (SIDS) 106.87 ha
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 993,274 ha
- Americas 212,220 ha
- Southern Asia 166,504 ha
- Western Asia 161,566 ha
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 153,953 ha
- Northern America 115,800 ha
- Eastern Africa 79,413 ha
- United States of America 78,737 ha
- South America 72,213 ha
- Central America 24,207 ha
- Northern Africa 10,502 ha
- Western Africa 8,064 ha
- Central Asia 2,599 ha
- European Union (27) 1,181 ha
- Southern Europe 1,181 ha
- South-Eastern Asia 642.29 ha
- Eastern Asia 64.48 ha
- Western Europe 0 ha
- Northern Europe 0 ha
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.