Closed shrubland — Burned Area in France
France: Closed shrubland — Burned Area was 0 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Closed shrubland — Burned Area in France, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, closed shrubland — burned area in France stood at 0 ha. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Over the whole period, closed shrubland — burned area in France peaked at 1,145 ha in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0 ha, in 2001.
France ranks 34th of 219 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 306.91 ha | 120.41 ha | 726.32 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 114.53 ha | 0 ha | 1,145 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 ha | 0 ha | 0 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 ha | 0 ha | 0 ha | 5 |
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- 34 Andorra 0 ha
- 34 Anguilla 0 ha
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- 34 Aruba 0 ha
- 34 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 0 ha
- 34 Austria 0 ha
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- 34 Bahamas 0 ha compare
- 34 Bahrain 0 ha
- 34 Bangladesh 0 ha compare
- 34 Barbados 0 ha
- 34 Belarus 0 ha compare
- 34 Belgium 0 ha
- 34 Belgium-Luxembourg 0 ha
- 34 Belize 0 ha compare
- 34 Benin 0 ha compare
- 34 Bermuda 0 ha
- 34 Bhutan 0 ha compare
- 34 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 ha compare
- 34 British Virgin Islands 0 ha
- 34 Brunei Darussalam 0 ha compare
- 34 Bulgaria 0 ha compare
- 34 Burkina Faso 0 ha compare
- 34 Burundi 0 ha compare
- 34 Cambodia 0 ha compare
- 34 Canada 0 ha compare
- 34 Cayman Islands 0 ha
- 34 Central African Republic 0 ha compare
- 34 Chad 0 ha compare
- 34 China, Hong Kong SAR 0 ha compare
- 34 China, Macao SAR 0 ha
- 34 China, Taiwan Province of 0 ha compare
- 34 Cook Islands 0 ha
- 34 Costa Rica 0 ha compare
- 34 Croatia 0 ha compare
- 34 Cuba 0 ha compare
- 34 Cyprus 0 ha compare
- 34 Czechia 0 ha
- 34 Denmark 0 ha compare
- 34 Djibouti 0 ha
- 34 Dominica 0 ha
- 34 Dominican Republic 0 ha compare
- 34 Egypt 0 ha compare
- 34 El Salvador 0 ha compare
- 34 Equatorial Guinea 0 ha
- 34 Eritrea 0 ha compare
- 34 Estonia 0 ha compare
- 34 Eswatini 0 ha compare
- 34 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 0 ha compare
- 34 Faroe Islands 0 ha
- 34 Fiji 0 ha compare
- 34 Finland 0 ha compare
- 34 French Guiana 0 ha compare
- 34 French Polynesia 0 ha
- 34 Gabon 0 ha compare
- 34 Gambia 0 ha compare
- 34 Georgia 0 ha compare
- 34 Germany 0 ha compare
- 34 Ghana 0 ha compare
- 34 Gibraltar 0 ha
- 34 Greece 0 ha compare
- 34 Greenland 0 ha
- 34 Grenada 0 ha
- 34 Guadeloupe 0 ha
- 34 Guam 0 ha
- 34 Guatemala 0 ha compare
- 34 Guinea 0 ha compare
- 34 Guinea-Bissau 0 ha compare
- 34 Haiti 0 ha compare
- 34 Hungary 0 ha compare
- 34 Iceland 0 ha
- 34 India 0 ha compare
- 34 Indonesia 0 ha compare
- 34 Iraq 0 ha compare
- 34 Ireland 0 ha compare
- 34 Isle of Man 0 ha
- 34 Israel 0 ha compare
- 34 Italy 0 ha compare
- 34 Jamaica 0 ha compare
- 34 Japan 0 ha compare
- 34 Jordan 0 ha
- 34 Kazakhstan 0 ha compare
- 34 Kiribati 0 ha
- 34 Kuwait 0 ha
- 34 Kyrgyzstan 0 ha compare
- 34 Latvia 0 ha compare
- 34 Lebanon 0 ha compare
- 34 Liberia 0 ha compare
- 34 Libya 0 ha compare
- 34 Liechtenstein 0 ha
- 34 Lithuania 0 ha compare
- 34 Luxembourg 0 ha
- 34 Malaysia 0 ha compare
- 34 Maldives 0 ha
- 34 Mali 0 ha compare
- 34 Malta 0 ha
- 34 Marshall Islands 0 ha
- 34 Martinique 0 ha
- 34 Mauritania 0 ha compare
- 34 Mauritius 0 ha
- 34 Mayotte 0 ha
- 34 Mongolia 0 ha compare
- 34 Montenegro 0 ha
- 34 Montserrat 0 ha
- 34 Morocco 0 ha compare
- 34 Naoero 0 ha
- 34 Nepal 0 ha compare
- 34 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0 ha compare
- 34 Netherlands Antilles (former) 0 ha
- 34 New Caledonia 0 ha compare
- 34 New Zealand 0 ha compare
- 34 Niger 0 ha compare
- 34 Niue 0 ha
- 34 Norfolk Island 0 ha
- 34 North Macedonia 0 ha compare
- 34 Northern Mariana Islands 0 ha
- 34 Norway 0 ha compare
- 34 Oman 0 ha
- 34 Palau 0 ha
- 34 Palestine, State of 0 ha compare
- 34 Papua New Guinea 0 ha compare
- 34 Paraguay 0 ha compare
- 34 Peru 0 ha compare
- 34 Philippines 0 ha compare
- 34 Pitcairn 0 ha
- 34 Poland 0 ha compare
- 34 Portugal 0 ha compare
- 34 Puerto Rico 0 ha compare
- 34 Qatar 0 ha
- 34 Republic of Korea 0 ha compare
- 34 Réunion 0 ha compare
- 34 Romania 0 ha compare
- 34 Russian Federation 0 ha compare
- 34 Rwanda 0 ha compare
- 34 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 ha
- 34 Saint Lucia 0 ha
- 34 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 ha
- 34 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 ha
- 34 Samoa 0 ha
- 34 Sao Tome and Principe 0 ha
- 34 Saudi Arabia 0 ha compare
- 34 Senegal 0 ha compare
- 34 Serbia 0 ha
- 34 Serbia and Montenegro 0 ha compare
- 34 Seychelles 0 ha
- 34 Sierra Leone 0 ha compare
- 34 Singapore 0 ha
- 34 Slovak Republic 0 ha
- 34 Slovenia 0 ha compare
- 34 Solomon Islands 0 ha
- 34 Somalia 0 ha compare
- 34 South Sudan 0 ha compare
- 34 Spain 0 ha compare
- 34 Sri Lanka 0 ha compare
- 34 Sudan 0 ha
- 34 Sudan (former) 0 ha compare
- 34 Suriname 0 ha compare
- 34 Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands 0 ha
- 34 Sweden 0 ha
- 34 Switzerland 0 ha compare
- 34 Tajikistan 0 ha compare
- 34 Thailand 0 ha compare
- 34 Togo 0 ha compare
- 34 Tokelau 0 ha
- 34 Tonga 0 ha
- 34 Trinidad and Tobago 0 ha compare
- 34 Tunisia 0 ha compare
- 34 Turkmenistan 0 ha compare
- 34 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 ha compare
- 34 Tuvalu 0 ha
- 34 Uganda 0 ha compare
- 34 Ukraine 0 ha compare
- 34 United Arab Emirates 0 ha
- 34 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0 ha compare
- 34 United States Virgin Islands 0 ha
- 34 Uruguay 0 ha compare
- 34 Uzbekistan 0 ha compare
- 34 Vanuatu 0 ha
- 34 Western Sahara 0 ha
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More climate change data for France
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 55,837 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 11,820 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 44,017 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 44.6 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,572 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 16,983 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 16,451 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 532.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 62.08 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 19.03 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is closed shrubland — burned area in France?
- Closed shrubland — burned area in France was 0 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest closed shrubland — burned area recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 1,145 ha in 2000.
- What is the lowest closed shrubland — burned area recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha in 2001.
- How does France rank for closed shrubland — burned area?
- France ranks 34th out of 219 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this France 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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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.