Forest fires — Burned Area in Russian Federation
Russian Federation: Forest fires — Burned Area was 723,318 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Forest fires — Burned Area in Russian Federation, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest fires — burned area in Russian Federation is 723,318 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 48.9% on the previous year and down 62.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area in Russian Federation peaked at 2.49 million ha in 1996 and was at its lowest, 485,774 ha, in 2023.
Russian Federation ranks 8th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.34 million ha | 904,466 ha | 2.49 million ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.05 million ha | 528,512 ha | 1.80 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.22 million ha | 575,655 ha | 2.09 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 582,962 ha | 485,774 ha | 723,318 ha | 5 |
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More climate change data for Russian Federation
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 84,904 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 18,247 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 66,658 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 68.86 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2,381 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 18,764 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 16,121 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,643 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 60.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 94.39 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burned area in Russian Federation?
- Forest fires — burned area in Russian Federation was 723,318 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area recorded in Russian Federation?
- The highest recorded value was 2.49 million ha in 1996.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area recorded in Russian Federation?
- The lowest recorded value was 485,774 ha in 2023.
- How does Russian Federation rank for forest fires — burned area?
- Russian Federation ranks 8th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burned area rising or falling in Russian Federation?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Russian Federation 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.