Forest fires — Burned Area in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)
Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs): Forest fires — Burned Area was 12.88 million ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Forest fires — Burned Area in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs), 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, forest fires — burned area in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) stood at 12.88 million ha. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 64.4% on the previous year and up 64.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) peaked at 12.88 million ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.32 million ha, in 1996.
That places Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 6th out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Forest fires — Burned Area in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs), year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.95 million ha | — |
| 1991 | 7.95 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 7.96 million ha | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 8.15 million ha | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 8.15 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 8.15 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2.32 million ha | -71.6% |
| 1997 | 3.03 million ha | +30.9% |
| 1998 | 3.94 million ha | +29.8% |
| 1999 | 4.31 million ha | +9.5% |
| 2000 | 2.37 million ha | -45.0% |
| 2001 | 6.33 million ha | +167.2% |
| 2002 | 6.52 million ha | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 8.54 million ha | +31.0% |
| 2004 | 10.15 million ha | +18.9% |
| 2005 | 9.65 million ha | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 8.21 million ha | -14.9% |
| 2007 | 11.17 million ha | +36.0% |
| 2008 | 8.55 million ha | -23.4% |
| 2009 | 6.27 million ha | -26.7% |
| 2010 | 12.62 million ha | +101.3% |
| 2011 | 9.45 million ha | -25.1% |
| 2012 | 9.63 million ha | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 8.45 million ha | -12.3% |
| 2014 | 7.84 million ha | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 8.56 million ha | +9.2% |
| 2016 | 10.53 million ha | +23.0% |
| 2017 | 9.00 million ha | -14.5% |
| 2018 | 8.70 million ha | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 10.80 million ha | +24.1% |
| 2020 | 9.80 million ha | -9.3% |
| 2021 | 9.09 million ha | -7.2% |
| 2022 | 7.96 million ha | -12.4% |
| 2023 | 7.84 million ha | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 12.88 million ha | +64.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Burned Area in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +167.2% | 2.37 million ha | 6.33 million ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.19 million ha | 2.32 million ha | 8.15 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.78 million ha | 2.37 million ha | 11.17 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.56 million ha | 7.84 million ha | 12.62 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.51 million ha | 7.84 million ha | 12.88 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)
- 3 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 5.92 million ha compare
- 3 Central African Republic 2.42 million ha compare
- 4 Mozambique 2.26 million ha compare
- 5 Angola 1.85 million ha compare
- 5 Democratic Republic of the Congo 3.50 million ha compare
- 6 Lao People's Democratic Republic 481,396 ha compare
- 6 OECD 1.77 million ha compare
- 7 Myanmar 1.29 million ha compare
- 7 United Republic of Tanzania 414,900 ha compare
- 8 Russian Federation 723,318 ha compare
- 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 316,286 ha compare
- 9 Canada 717,855 ha compare
More climate change data for Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 3.82 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 537,618 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 157,414 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 380,204 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 594.01 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 13,579 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 51,187 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 33,999 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 17,188 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 128.3 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burned area in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
- Forest fires — burned area in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) was 12.88 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area recorded in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 12.88 million ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area recorded in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.32 million ha in 1996.
- How does Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) rank for forest fires — burned area?
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) ranks 6th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burned area rising or falling in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 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.