Closed shrubland — Burned Area in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs): Closed shrubland — Burned Area was 318,904 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Closed shrubland — Burned Area in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) recorded 318,904 ha for closed shrubland — burned area in 2024.
That represents a change of up 104.0% on the previous year and down 30.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, closed shrubland — burned area in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) peaked at 1.51 million ha in 1998 and was at its lowest, 152,975 ha, in 2022.
That places Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 5th out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Closed shrubland — Burned Area in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 787,365 ha | — |
| 1991 | 787,365 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 787,365 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 787,365 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 787,365 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 787,365 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 914,883 ha | +16.2% |
| 1997 | 1.02 million ha | +11.8% |
| 1998 | 1.51 million ha | +47.6% |
| 1999 | 1.40 million ha | -7.2% |
| 2000 | 929,650 ha | -33.6% |
| 2001 | 873,637 ha | -6.0% |
| 2002 | 767,280 ha | -12.2% |
| 2003 | 992,830 ha | +29.4% |
| 2004 | 1.13 million ha | +13.9% |
| 2005 | 874,199 ha | -22.7% |
| 2006 | 519,068 ha | -40.6% |
| 2007 | 687,347 ha | +32.4% |
| 2008 | 463,796 ha | -32.5% |
| 2009 | 540,123 ha | +16.5% |
| 2010 | 489,147 ha | -9.4% |
| 2011 | 1.20 million ha | +145.0% |
| 2012 | 1.18 million ha | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 649,460 ha | -45.1% |
| 2014 | 459,890 ha | -29.2% |
| 2015 | 372,308 ha | -19.0% |
| 2016 | 671,212 ha | +80.3% |
| 2017 | 528,896 ha | -21.2% |
| 2018 | 279,509 ha | -47.2% |
| 2019 | 243,017 ha | -13.1% |
| 2020 | 980,252 ha | +303.4% |
| 2021 | 602,649 ha | -38.5% |
| 2022 | 152,975 ha | -74.6% |
| 2023 | 156,343 ha | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 318,904 ha | +104.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Closed shrubland — Burned Area in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 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 | +303.4% | 243,017 ha | 980,252 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 957,190 ha | 787,365 ha | 1.51 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 777,864 ha | 463,796 ha | 1.13 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 607,510 ha | 243,017 ha | 1.20 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 442,225 ha | 152,975 ha | 980,252 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
- 2 Australia 307,633 ha compare
- 2 Australia and New Zealand 307,633 ha compare
- 3 Democratic Republic of the Congo 790.95 ha compare
- 4 Angola 266,628 ha compare
- 5 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 363.64 ha compare
- 5 South Africa 36,154 ha compare
- 6 Namibia 17,439 ha compare
- 7 Botswana 15,858 ha compare
- 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 85.5 ha compare
- 8 Brazil 9,279 ha compare
- 8 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0 ha compare
- 8 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0 ha compare
- 8 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0 ha compare
- 8 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 ha
- 8 Republic of Moldova 0 ha
- 8 Syrian Arab Republic 0 ha compare
- 8 Timor-Leste 0 ha compare
- 8 Türkiye 0 ha compare
- 8 United Republic of Tanzania 0 ha compare
- 8 Viet Nam 0 ha compare
- 8 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0 ha
- 8 Melanesia 0 ha compare
- 8 Micronesia 0 ha
- 8 Polynesia 0 ha
More climate change data for Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 15.65 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.13 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 322,431 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 806,162 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,217 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 28,792 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 279,582 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 117,117 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 162,465 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 441.95 kt (2050)
All data for Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is closed shrubland — burned area in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- Closed shrubland — burned area in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) was 318,904 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest closed shrubland — burned area recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.51 million ha in 1998.
- What is the lowest closed shrubland — burned area recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 152,975 ha in 2022.
- How does Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank for closed shrubland — burned area?
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 5th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is closed shrubland — burned area rising or falling in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 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.