Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita was 0 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0 ha per person
World rank
102nd
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.0124 ha per person
in 1998
All-time low
0 ha per person
in 2001
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Burkina Faso, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, forest fires — burned area, per capita in Burkina Faso stood at 0 ha per person. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over five years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area, per capita in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.0124 ha per person in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0 ha per person, in 2001.
Burkina Faso ranks 102nd of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0066 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0064 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0063 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0061 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.006 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0058 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0088 ha per person | +52.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0081 ha per person | -8.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0124 ha per person | +52.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0091 ha per person | -26.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0103 ha per person | +13.7% |
| 2001 | 0 ha per person | -100.0% |
| 2002 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 2003 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 2004 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 2005 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 2006 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 2007 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 2008 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 2009 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 2010 | 0 ha per person | -100.0% |
| 2011 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 2012 | 0 ha per person | -100.0% |
| 2013 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 2014 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 2015 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 2016 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 2017 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 2018 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 2019 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 2020 | 0 ha per person | -100.0% |
| 2021 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 2022 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 2023 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 2024 | 0 ha per person | — |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0 ha per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0 ha per person. (22 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0 ha per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0003 ha per person. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0076 ha per person | 0.0058 ha per person | 0.0124 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.001 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0.0103 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 99 Mali 0 ha per person compare
- 100 Morocco 0 ha per person compare
- 101 France 0 ha per person compare
- 102 Aruba 0 ha per person
- 102 Afghanistan 0 ha per person compare
- 102 Andorra 0 ha per person
- 102 United Arab Emirates 0 ha per person
- 102 Armenia 0 ha per person compare
- 102 American Samoa 0 ha per person
- 102 Antigua and Barbuda 0 ha per person
- 102 Belgium 0 ha per person compare
- 102 Bahrain 0 ha per person
- 102 Bermuda 0 ha per person
- 102 Barbados 0 ha per person
- 102 Cayman Islands 0 ha per person compare
- 102 Cyprus 0 ha per person compare
- 102 Germany 0 ha per person compare
- 102 Djibouti 0 ha per person compare
- 102 Dominica 0 ha per person
- 102 Denmark 0 ha per person compare
- 102 Egypt 0 ha per person compare
- 102 Eritrea 0 ha per person compare
- 102 Estonia 0 ha per person compare
- 102 Finland 0 ha per person compare
- 102 Faroe Islands 0 ha per person
- 102 Gibraltar 0 ha per person compare
- 102 Gambia 0 ha per person compare
- 102 Grenada 0 ha per person compare
- 102 Greenland 0 ha per person
- 102 Guam 0 ha per person
- 102 Haiti 0 ha per person compare
- 102 Isle of Man 0 ha per person compare
- 102 Ireland 0 ha per person compare
- 102 Iraq 0 ha per person compare
- 102 Iceland 0 ha per person
- 102 Israel 0 ha per person compare
- 102 Jamaica 0 ha per person compare
- 102 Jordan 0 ha per person
- 102 Kazakhstan 0 ha per person compare
- 102 Kyrgyzstan 0 ha per person compare
- 102 Kiribati 0 ha per person
- 102 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 ha per person
- 102 Kuwait 0 ha per person
- 102 Lebanon 0 ha per person compare
- 102 Libya 0 ha per person
- 102 Saint Lucia 0 ha per person
- 102 Liechtenstein 0 ha per person
- 102 Sri Lanka 0 ha per person compare
- 102 Lesotho 0 ha per person compare
- 102 Lithuania 0 ha per person compare
- 102 Luxembourg 0 ha per person
- 102 Latvia 0 ha per person compare
- 102 Maldives 0 ha per person
- 102 Marshall Islands 0 ha per person
- 102 Malta 0 ha per person
- 102 Northern Mariana Islands 0 ha per person
- 102 Mauritania 0 ha per person compare
- 102 Mauritius 0 ha per person compare
- 102 Namibia 0 ha per person compare
- 102 Niger 0 ha per person compare
- 102 Norway 0 ha per person compare
- 102 Oman 0 ha per person
- 102 Palau 0 ha per person
- 102 Poland 0 ha per person compare
- 102 Puerto Rico 0 ha per person compare
- 102 Palestine 0 ha per person
- 102 French Polynesia 0 ha per person compare
- 102 Qatar 0 ha per person
- 102 Rwanda 0 ha per person compare
- 102 Saudi Arabia 0 ha per person
- 102 Singapore 0 ha per person compare
- 102 Solomon Islands 0 ha per person compare
- 102 Somalia 0 ha per person compare
- 102 Sao Tome and Principe 0 ha per person
- 102 Sweden 0 ha per person compare
- 102 Seychelles 0 ha per person
- 102 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 ha per person compare
- 102 Tajikistan 0 ha per person compare
- 102 Turkmenistan 0 ha per person compare
- 102 Tonga 0 ha per person
- 102 Tuvalu 0 ha per person
- 102 Uzbekistan 0 ha per person compare
- 102 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 ha per person
- 102 British Virgin Islands 0 ha per person compare
- 102 Vanuatu 0 ha per person compare
- 102 Samoa 0 ha per person compare
- 102 Yemen 0 ha per person
More climate change data for Burkina Faso
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 118.69 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 29,986 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10,729 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 19,257 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 40.49 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 687.74 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,646 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,267 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,379 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 4.78 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burned area, per capita in Burkina Faso?
- Forest fires — burned area, per capita in Burkina Faso was 0 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0124 ha per person in 1998.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha per person in 2001.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for forest fires — burned area, per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 102nd out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest fires — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forest fires — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forest fires — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Forest fires — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.