Closed shrubland — Burned Area in World
World: Closed shrubland — Burned Area was 700,348 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Closed shrubland — Burned Area in World, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
World recorded 700,348 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 36.3% on the previous year and down 67.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, closed shrubland — burned area in World peaked at 4.00 million ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 700,348 ha, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.47 million ha | 2.25 million ha | 3.22 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.70 million ha | 1.93 million ha | 4.00 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.90 million ha | 1.20 million ha | 3.33 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.19 million ha | 700,348 ha | 1.60 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near World
More climate change data for World
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4.94 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1.27 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3.67 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4,791 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 130,918 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.64 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 957,726 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 685,096 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3,614 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 24,468 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is closed shrubland — burned area in World?
- Closed shrubland — burned area in World was 700,348 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest closed shrubland — burned area recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 4.00 million ha in 2001.
- What is the lowest closed shrubland — burned area recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 700,348 ha in 2024.
- How does World rank for closed shrubland — burned area?
- World ranks 1st out of 12 groups with data for 2024.
- Is closed shrubland — burned area rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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.