Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, per capita (capita Area) in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, per capita (capita Area) was 0.0001 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, per capita in Ethiopia, 1993–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 0.0001 ha per person for closed and open shrubland — burned area, per capita in 2024.
The figure is up 15.2% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, closed and open shrubland — burned area, per capita in Ethiopia peaked at 0.002 ha per person in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0 ha per person, in 2006.
Ethiopia ranks 23rd of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, per capita (capita Area) in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.0004 ha per person | — |
| 1994 | 0.0003 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0003 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0009 ha per person | +173.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0011 ha per person | +16.0% |
| 1998 | 0.002 ha per person | +88.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0012 ha per person | -40.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0013 ha per person | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 0 ha per person | -98.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 ha per person | +252.8% |
| 2003 | 0 ha per person | -70.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 ha per person | +156.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 ha per person | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 0 ha per person | -70.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 ha per person | +371.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 ha per person | +96.0% |
| 2009 | 0 ha per person | -71.7% |
| 2010 | 0 ha per person | -19.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 ha per person | +213.7% |
| 2012 | 0 ha per person | -77.6% |
| 2013 | 0 ha per person | +39.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 ha per person | +65.1% |
| 2015 | 0 ha per person | -24.1% |
| 2016 | 0 ha per person | -39.9% |
| 2017 | 0 ha per person | -15.7% |
| 2018 | 0 ha per person | +52.7% |
| 2019 | 0 ha per person | -32.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 ha per person | +399.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 ha per person | -29.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 ha per person | +29.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 ha per person | -47.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0001 ha per person | +15.2% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 0.0001 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 ha per person, 80.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, per capita (capita Area) in Ethiopia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +399.1% | 0 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0009 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.002 ha per person | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.0002 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0.0013 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More climate change data for Ethiopia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 467.87 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 87,053 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 27,625 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 59,429 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 104.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2,122 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,042 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,650 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 392.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 17.55 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is closed and open shrubland — burned area, per capita in Ethiopia?
- Closed and open shrubland — burned area, per capita in Ethiopia was 0.0001 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest closed and open shrubland — burned area, per capita recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.002 ha per person in 1998.
- What is the lowest closed and open shrubland — burned area, per capita recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha per person in 2006.
- How does Ethiopia rank for closed and open shrubland — burned area, per capita?
- Ethiopia ranks 23rd out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is closed and open shrubland — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.