Forest fires — Burned Area in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs): Forest fires — Burned Area was 17.35 million ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Forest fires — Burned Area in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest fires — burned area in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) is 17.35 million ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 5.2% on the previous year and down 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) peaked at 28.10 million ha in 2010 and was at its lowest, 6.88 million ha, in 1996.
That places Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 3rd out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Forest fires — Burned Area in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 20.49 million ha | — |
| 1991 | 20.49 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 20.49 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 20.49 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 20.49 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 20.49 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 6.88 million ha | -66.4% |
| 1997 | 8.45 million ha | +22.8% |
| 1998 | 11.46 million ha | +35.6% |
| 1999 | 10.49 million ha | -8.5% |
| 2000 | 7.56 million ha | -27.9% |
| 2001 | 16.80 million ha | +122.2% |
| 2002 | 16.82 million ha | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 24.01 million ha | +42.7% |
| 2004 | 25.39 million ha | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 25.63 million ha | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 22.85 million ha | -10.8% |
| 2007 | 25.39 million ha | +11.1% |
| 2008 | 23.62 million ha | -7.0% |
| 2009 | 23.17 million ha | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 28.10 million ha | +21.3% |
| 2011 | 25.71 million ha | -8.5% |
| 2012 | 26.64 million ha | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 24.79 million ha | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 23.86 million ha | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 25.00 million ha | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 25.53 million ha | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 24.69 million ha | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 21.80 million ha | -11.7% |
| 2019 | 22.78 million ha | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 22.59 million ha | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 20.92 million ha | -7.4% |
| 2022 | 17.56 million ha | -16.1% |
| 2023 | 16.50 million ha | -6.1% |
| 2024 | 17.35 million ha | +5.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Burned Area in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 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 | +122.2% | 7.56 million ha | 16.80 million ha |
| 1996 | -66.4% | 20.49 million ha | 6.88 million ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.02 million ha | 6.88 million ha | 20.49 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.12 million ha | 7.56 million ha | 25.63 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.89 million ha | 21.80 million ha | 28.10 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.99 million ha | 16.50 million ha | 22.59 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
- 1 Brazil 5.28 million ha compare
- 2 Zambia 2.93 million ha compare
- 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
More climate change data for Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 15.65 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.13 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 322,431 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 806,162 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,217 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 28,792 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 279,582 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 117,117 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 162,465 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 441.95 kt (2050)
All data for Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burned area in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- Forest fires — burned area in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) was 17.35 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 28.10 million ha in 2010.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.88 million ha in 1996.
- How does Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank for forest fires — burned area?
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 3rd out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burned area rising or falling in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 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.