Forest fires — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)
Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs): Forest fires — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 was 12.88 million ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Forest fires — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 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 — fao tier 1 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 — fao tier 1 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) 7th out of 36 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.
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)
More climate change data for Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 537,618 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 157,414 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 380,204 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 594.01 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 13,579 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 51,187 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 33,999 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 17,188 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 128.3 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 613.86 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burned area — fao tier 1 in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
- Forest fires — burned area — fao tier 1 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 — fao tier 1 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 — fao tier 1 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 — fao tier 1?
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) ranks 7th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burned area — fao tier 1 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 — 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.