Forest fires — Burned Area in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Forest fires — Burned Area was 140,455 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Forest fires — Burned Area in Ethiopia, 1993–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest fires — burned area in Ethiopia is 140,455 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area in Ethiopia peaked at 311,951 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 72,270 ha, in 1996.
Ethiopia ranks 19th of 219 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Forest fires — Burned Area in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 190,897 ha | — |
| 1994 | 190,897 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 190,897 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 72,270 ha | -62.1% |
| 1997 | 220,084 ha | +204.5% |
| 1998 | 207,161 ha | -5.9% |
| 1999 | 304,470 ha | +47.0% |
| 2000 | 240,413 ha | -21.0% |
| 2001 | 311,951 ha | +29.8% |
| 2002 | 141,774 ha | -54.6% |
| 2003 | 192,665 ha | +35.9% |
| 2004 | 197,864 ha | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 218,939 ha | +10.7% |
| 2006 | 216,655 ha | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 279,928 ha | +29.2% |
| 2008 | 200,473 ha | -28.4% |
| 2009 | 99,424 ha | -50.4% |
| 2010 | 155,683 ha | +56.6% |
| 2011 | 186,786 ha | +20.0% |
| 2012 | 199,033 ha | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 160,322 ha | -19.4% |
| 2014 | 183,962 ha | +14.7% |
| 2015 | 138,176 ha | -24.9% |
| 2016 | 149,548 ha | +8.2% |
| 2017 | 165,749 ha | +10.8% |
| 2018 | 159,039 ha | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 189,698 ha | +19.3% |
| 2020 | 250,527 ha | +32.1% |
| 2021 | 241,844 ha | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 164,158 ha | -32.1% |
| 2023 | 146,973 ha | -10.5% |
| 2024 | 140,455 ha | -4.4% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 140,455 ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 1,988 ha, 70.7× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 140,455 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,274 ha, 42.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Burned Area in Ethiopia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +204.5% | 72,270 ha | 220,084 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 196,668 ha | 72,270 ha | 304,470 ha | 7 |
| 2000s | 210,009 ha | 99,424 ha | 311,951 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 168,800 ha | 138,176 ha | 199,033 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 188,791 ha | 140,455 ha | 250,527 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 16 Sudan (former) 276,002 ha compare
- 17 Paraguay 178,192 ha compare
- 18 Congo 165,085 ha compare
- 20 Australia and New Zealand 126,361 ha compare
- 21 Australia 125,716 ha compare
- 22 Madagascar 116,407 ha compare
More climate change data for Ethiopia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 467.87 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 87,053 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 27,625 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 59,429 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 104.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2,122 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,042 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,650 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 392.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 17.55 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burned area in Ethiopia?
- Forest fires — burned area in Ethiopia was 140,455 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 311,951 ha in 2001.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 72,270 ha in 1996.
- How does Ethiopia rank for forest fires — burned area?
- Ethiopia ranks 19th out of 219 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burned area rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest fires — 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.