Closed shrubland — Burned Area in OECD
OECD: Closed shrubland — Burned Area was 330,833 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Closed shrubland — Burned Area in OECD, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
OECD recorded 330,833 ha for closed shrubland — burned area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 63.0% on the previous year and down 79.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, closed shrubland — burned area in OECD peaked at 2.81 million ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 330,833 ha, in 2024.
That places OECD 1st out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 880,262 ha | 395,801 ha | 1.12 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.53 million ha | 705,708 ha | 2.81 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.15 million ha | 498,399 ha | 1.98 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 695,318 ha | 330,833 ha | 895,029 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near OECD
More climate change data for OECD
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 906.49 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 984,128 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 240,219 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 743,908 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1,467 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 842.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 223,315 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 41,088 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 26,568 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 264,403 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is closed shrubland — burned area in OECD?
- Closed shrubland — burned area in OECD was 330,833 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest closed shrubland — burned area recorded in OECD?
- The highest recorded value was 2.81 million ha in 2001.
- What is the lowest closed shrubland — burned area recorded in OECD?
- The lowest recorded value was 330,833 ha in 2024.
- How does OECD rank for closed shrubland — burned area?
- OECD ranks 1st out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is closed shrubland — burned area rising or falling in OECD?
- Over the last ten years it is down 79.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD 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.