Forest fires — Burned Area in South Sudan
South Sudan: Forest fires — Burned Area was 289,236 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Forest fires — Burned Area in South Sudan, 2012–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
South Sudan recorded 289,236 ha for forest fires — burned area in 2024.
That represents a change of up 14.2% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area in South Sudan peaked at 534,834 ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 109,364 ha, in 2015.
South Sudan ranks 15th of 219 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Forest fires — Burned Area in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 175,831 ha | — |
| 2013 | 225,758 ha | +28.4% |
| 2014 | 285,689 ha | +26.5% |
| 2015 | 109,364 ha | -61.7% |
| 2016 | 173,311 ha | +58.5% |
| 2017 | 163,457 ha | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 195,796 ha | +19.8% |
| 2019 | 142,731 ha | -27.1% |
| 2020 | 534,834 ha | +274.7% |
| 2021 | 343,995 ha | -35.7% |
| 2022 | 285,003 ha | -17.1% |
| 2023 | 253,306 ha | -11.1% |
| 2024 | 289,236 ha | +14.2% |
South Sudan compared with similar countries
- South Sudan's 289,236 ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 1,988 ha, 145.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- South Sudan's 289,236 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,274 ha, 88.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Burned Area in South Sudan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +274.7% | 142,731 ha | 534,834 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 183,992 ha | 109,364 ha | 285,689 ha | 8 |
| 2020s | 341,275 ha | 253,306 ha | 534,834 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
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- 15 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0 ha compare
- 15 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 ha
- 15 Republic of Moldova 0 ha compare
- 15 Syrian Arab Republic 0 ha compare
- 15 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0 ha
- 15 Micronesia 0 ha
- 15 Polynesia 0 ha compare
- 16 Sudan (former) 276,002 ha
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- 18 Congo 165,085 ha compare
More climate change data for South Sudan
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 0 kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 30,624 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 9,725 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 20,899 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 36.7 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 746.39 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 0 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 130.58 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burned area in South Sudan?
- Forest fires — burned area in South Sudan was 289,236 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 534,834 ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 109,364 ha in 2015.
- How does South Sudan rank for forest fires — burned area?
- South Sudan ranks 15th out of 219 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burned area rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Sudan 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.