Closed shrubland — Burned Area in Annex I countries
Annex I countries: Closed shrubland — Burned Area was 325,835 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Closed shrubland — Burned Area in Annex I countries, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Annex I countries recorded 325,835 ha for closed shrubland — burned area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 63.2% on the previous year and down 80.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, closed shrubland — burned area in Annex I countries peaked at 2.81 million ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 325,835 ha, in 2024.
Annex I countries ranks 4th of 31 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Closed shrubland — Burned Area in Annex I countries, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.11 million ha | — |
| 1991 | 1.11 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.10 million ha | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 1.10 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.10 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.10 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 616,805 ha | -44.1% |
| 1997 | 385,514 ha | -37.5% |
| 1998 | 524,147 ha | +36.0% |
| 1999 | 579,567 ha | +10.6% |
| 2000 | 705,523 ha | +21.7% |
| 2001 | 2.81 million ha | +297.7% |
| 2002 | 1.59 million ha | -43.2% |
| 2003 | 916,412 ha | -42.5% |
| 2004 | 1.53 million ha | +67.0% |
| 2005 | 1.16 million ha | -24.4% |
| 2006 | 1.23 million ha | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 2.39 million ha | +95.0% |
| 2008 | 1.24 million ha | -48.2% |
| 2009 | 1.57 million ha | +27.0% |
| 2010 | 491,663 ha | -68.8% |
| 2011 | 923,295 ha | +87.8% |
| 2012 | 1.97 million ha | +113.4% |
| 2013 | 1.19 million ha | -39.6% |
| 2014 | 1.63 million ha | +37.0% |
| 2015 | 1.34 million ha | -17.6% |
| 2016 | 686,361 ha | -48.9% |
| 2017 | 673,895 ha | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 1.29 million ha | +91.4% |
| 2019 | 1.14 million ha | -11.7% |
| 2020 | 537,685 ha | -52.8% |
| 2021 | 792,406 ha | +47.4% |
| 2022 | 857,768 ha | +8.2% |
| 2023 | 885,269 ha | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 325,835 ha | -63.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 875,071 ha | 385,514 ha | 1.11 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.51 million ha | 705,523 ha | 2.81 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.13 million ha | 491,663 ha | 1.97 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 679,793 ha | 325,835 ha | 885,269 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Annex I countries
More climate change data for Annex I countries
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 238,744 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 994,926 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 235,697 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 759,229 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 889.42 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 27,115 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 278,273 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 39,529 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1,412 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 900.92 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is closed shrubland — burned area in Annex I countries?
- Closed shrubland — burned area in Annex I countries was 325,835 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest closed shrubland — burned area recorded in Annex I countries?
- The highest recorded value was 2.81 million ha in 2001.
- What is the lowest closed shrubland — burned area recorded in Annex I countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 325,835 ha in 2024.
- How does Annex I countries rank for closed shrubland — burned area?
- Annex I countries ranks 4th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is closed shrubland — burned area rising or falling in Annex I countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 80.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Annex I countries data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Closed shrubland — Burned Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.