Forest fires — Burned Area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Forest fires — Burned Area was 10.03 million ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Forest fires — Burned Area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) recorded 10.03 million ha for forest fires — burned area in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 16.61 million ha in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.99 million ha, in 1996.
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 8th of 31 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Forest fires — Burned Area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12.76 million ha | — |
| 1991 | 12.76 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 12.76 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 12.76 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 12.76 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 12.76 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 3.99 million ha | -68.8% |
| 1997 | 5.57 million ha | +39.7% |
| 1998 | 7.50 million ha | +34.7% |
| 1999 | 6.94 million ha | -7.5% |
| 2000 | 5.06 million ha | -27.0% |
| 2001 | 11.39 million ha | +125.0% |
| 2002 | 11.03 million ha | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 15.36 million ha | +39.3% |
| 2004 | 14.10 million ha | -8.2% |
| 2005 | 16.54 million ha | +17.2% |
| 2006 | 15.10 million ha | -8.7% |
| 2007 | 15.00 million ha | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 15.42 million ha | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 13.58 million ha | -12.0% |
| 2010 | 16.61 million ha | +22.3% |
| 2011 | 16.23 million ha | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 16.52 million ha | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 15.32 million ha | -7.2% |
| 2014 | 14.21 million ha | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 14.54 million ha | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 16.43 million ha | +13.0% |
| 2017 | 15.04 million ha | -8.5% |
| 2018 | 14.04 million ha | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 13.94 million ha | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 13.45 million ha | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 13.29 million ha | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 11.94 million ha | -10.1% |
| 2023 | 9.90 million ha | -17.1% |
| 2024 | 10.03 million ha | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.06 million ha | 3.99 million ha | 12.76 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.26 million ha | 5.06 million ha | 16.54 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.29 million ha | 13.94 million ha | 16.61 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.72 million ha | 9.90 million ha | 13.45 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
- 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
- 10 Mexico 557,291 ha compare
- 10 Viet Nam 77,644 ha compare
- 11 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 10,553 ha compare
- 11 India 523,649 ha compare
More climate change data for Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 695,675 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 220,340 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 475,335 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 831.47 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 16,976 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 79,460 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 40,176 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 39,284 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 151.61 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1,403 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burned area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Forest fires — burned area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) was 10.03 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 16.61 million ha in 2010.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.99 million ha in 1996.
- How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for forest fires — burned area?
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 8th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burned area rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 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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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.