Forest fires — Burned Area in United Republic of Tanzania
United Republic of Tanzania: Forest fires — Burned Area was 414,900 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Forest fires — Burned Area in United Republic of Tanzania, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
United Republic of Tanzania recorded 414,900 ha for forest fires — burned area in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 36.3% on the previous year and down 65.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area in United Republic of Tanzania peaked at 2.08 million ha in 2005 and was at its lowest, 49,973 ha, in 2000.
That places United Republic of Tanzania 7th out of 22 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Forest fires — Burned Area in United Republic of Tanzania, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.12 million ha | — |
| 1991 | 1.12 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.12 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.12 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.12 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.12 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 113,663 ha | -89.9% |
| 1997 | 116,719 ha | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 170,733 ha | +46.3% |
| 1999 | 95,792 ha | -43.9% |
| 2000 | 49,973 ha | -47.8% |
| 2001 | 796,656 ha | +1494.2% |
| 2002 | 1.06 million ha | +33.3% |
| 2003 | 1.71 million ha | +60.6% |
| 2004 | 1.50 million ha | -12.2% |
| 2005 | 2.08 million ha | +38.7% |
| 2006 | 1.45 million ha | -29.9% |
| 2007 | 1.46 million ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.65 million ha | +13.7% |
| 2009 | 1.82 million ha | +10.0% |
| 2010 | 1.81 million ha | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 1.51 million ha | -16.5% |
| 2012 | 1.73 million ha | +14.3% |
| 2013 | 1.24 million ha | -28.0% |
| 2014 | 1.20 million ha | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 1.64 million ha | +37.2% |
| 2016 | 1.55 million ha | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 1.60 million ha | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 1.18 million ha | -26.7% |
| 2019 | 1.15 million ha | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 936,124 ha | -18.5% |
| 2021 | 1.12 million ha | +19.8% |
| 2022 | 796,659 ha | -29.0% |
| 2023 | 651,824 ha | -18.2% |
| 2024 | 414,900 ha | -36.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 724,115 ha | 95,792 ha | 1.12 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.36 million ha | 49,973 ha | 2.08 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.46 million ha | 1.15 million ha | 1.81 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 784,283 ha | 414,900 ha | 1.12 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near United Republic of Tanzania
- 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
- 7 Myanmar 1.29 million 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
More climate change data for United Republic of Tanzania
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 254.05 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 51,831 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 16,636 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 35,195 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 62.78 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,257 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 7,398 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,564 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,834 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 9.68 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burned area in United Republic of Tanzania?
- Forest fires — burned area in United Republic of Tanzania was 414,900 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area recorded in United Republic of Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 2.08 million ha in 2005.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area recorded in United Republic of Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 49,973 ha in 2000.
- How does United Republic of Tanzania rank for forest fires — burned area?
- United Republic of Tanzania ranks 7th out of 22 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burned area rising or falling in United Republic of Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Republic of Tanzania 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.