Forest fires — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 in Americas
Americas: Forest fires — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 was 13.85 million ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Forest fires — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 in Americas, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, forest fires — burned area — fao tier 1 in Americas stood at 13.85 million ha. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 98.8% on the previous year and up 582.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area — fao tier 1 in Americas peaked at 13.85 million ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.93 million ha, in 2009.
Americas ranks 6th of 36 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.67 million ha | 3.22 million ha | 6.33 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.42 million ha | 1.93 million ha | 7.62 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.03 million ha | 2.03 million ha | 8.72 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.40 million ha | 4.31 million ha | 13.85 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Americas
- 3 Democratic Republic of the Congo 3.50 million ha compare
- 4 Zambia 2.93 million ha compare
- 5 Mozambique 2.26 million ha compare
- 6 Angola 1.85 million ha compare
- 7 OECD 1.77 million ha compare
- 8 Myanmar 1.29 million ha compare
- 9 Russian Federation 723,318 ha compare
More climate change data for Americas
- Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass 140,812 million t (2025)
- Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) — FAO TIER 1 -818,511 kt (2025)
- Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest) 996,689 kt (2025)
- Carbon stock change in forests — Area — FAO TIER 1 1.63 million 1000 ha (2025)
- Net Forest conversion — Area — FAO TIER 1 5,284 1000 ha (2025)
- Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1 1.62 million 1000 ha (2025)
- Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) 1.82 million kt (2025)
- Other forest — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 17.21 kt (2024)
- Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 236.16 million t (2024)
- Savanna fires — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 40.27 million ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burned area — fao tier 1 in Americas?
- Forest fires — burned area — fao tier 1 in Americas was 13.85 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area — fao tier 1 recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 13.85 million ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area — fao tier 1 recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.93 million ha in 2009.
- How does Americas rank for forest fires — burned area — fao tier 1?
- Americas ranks 6th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burned area — fao tier 1 rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 582.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Americas data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest fires — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1. 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.