Forest fires — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 in Burundi

Burundi: Forest fires — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 was 64.11 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
64.11 ha
Change on year
up 200.0%
World rank
109th
of 236 countries
All-time high
2,607 ha
in 2010
All-time low
0 ha
in 2014
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Forest fires — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 in Burundi, 1990–2024

01.0k2.0k3.0k1990200720241990: 513.8 ha1991: 513.8 ha1992: 513.8 ha1993: 513.8 ha1994: 513.8 ha1995: 513.8 ha1996: 2.3k ha1997: 1.7k ha1998: 824.2 ha1999: 2.0k ha2000: 1.2k ha2001: 320.6 ha2002: 705.2 ha2003: 128.2 ha2004: 341.9 ha2005: 85.5 ha2006: 256.4 ha2007: 171 ha2008: 85.5 ha2009: 149.6 ha2010: 2.6k ha2011: 21.4 ha2012: 85.5 ha2013: 1.4k ha2014: 0 ha2015: 128.2 ha2016: 64.1 ha2017: 42.7 ha2018: 0 ha2019: 42.7 ha2020: 42.7 ha2021: 64.1 ha2022: 42.7 ha2023: 21.4 ha2024: 64.1 ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.

Analysis

Burundi recorded 64.11 ha for forest fires — burned area — fao tier 1 in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 200.0% on the previous year and up 50.0% over five years.

Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area — fao tier 1 in Burundi peaked at 2,607 ha in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0 ha, in 2014.

That places Burundi 109th out of 236 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 987.42 ha 513.79 ha 2,270 ha 10
2000s 349.23 ha 85.48 ha 1,248 ha 10
2010s 438.1 ha 0 ha 2,607 ha 10
2020s 47.02 ha 21.37 ha 64.11 ha 5

Countries ranked near Burundi

  1. 106 Montenegro 86 ha compare
  2. 107 Albania 85.97 ha compare
  3. 108 Algeria 85.89 ha compare
  4. 110 Serbia and Montenegro 43.02 ha compare
  5. 111 Azerbaijan 42.99 ha compare
  6. 112 Uruguay 42.9 ha compare

See the full ranking of 272 places →

More climate change data for Burundi

All data for Burundi →

Frequently asked questions

What is forest fires — burned area — fao tier 1 in Burundi?
Forest fires — burned area — fao tier 1 in Burundi was 64.11 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 Burundi?
The highest recorded value was 2,607 ha in 2010.
What is the lowest forest fires — burned area — fao tier 1 recorded in Burundi?
The lowest recorded value was 0 ha in 2014.
How does Burundi rank for forest fires — burned area — fao tier 1?
Burundi ranks 109th out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
Where does this Burundi 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).

About this data

Indicator
Forest fires — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
272 places, 9,294 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

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.