Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0011 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Ethiopia, 1993–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, forest fires — burned area, per capita in Ethiopia stood at 0.0011 ha per person. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is down 6.9% on the previous year and down 41.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area, per capita in Ethiopia peaked at 0.0047 ha per person in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.0011 ha per person, in 2024.
Ethiopia ranks 37th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.0036 ha per person | — |
| 1994 | 0.0034 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0033 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0012 ha per person | -63.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0036 ha per person | +194.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0033 ha per person | -8.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0047 ha per person | +42.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0036 ha per person | -23.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0045 ha per person | +25.9% |
| 2002 | 0.002 ha per person | -55.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0026 ha per person | +31.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0026 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0028 ha per person | +7.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0027 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0034 ha per person | +25.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0023 ha per person | -30.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0011 ha per person | -51.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0017 ha per person | +52.2% |
| 2011 | 0.002 ha per person | +16.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0021 ha per person | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0016 ha per person | -21.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0018 ha per person | +11.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0013 ha per person | -26.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0014 ha per person | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0015 ha per person | +7.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0014 ha per person | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0016 ha per person | +16.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0021 ha per person | +28.5% |
| 2021 | 0.002 ha per person | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0013 ha per person | -33.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0011 ha per person | -12.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0011 ha per person | -6.9% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 0.0011 ha per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0 ha per person, 26.8× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 0.0011 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0003 ha per person, 3.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Ethiopia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +194.9% | 0.0012 ha per person | 0.0036 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0033 ha per person | 0.0012 ha per person | 0.0047 ha per person | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.0028 ha per person | 0.0011 ha per person | 0.0045 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0017 ha per person | 0.0013 ha per person | 0.0021 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0015 ha per person | 0.0011 ha per person | 0.0021 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 34 Costa Rica 0.0013 ha per person compare
- 35 Sierra Leone 0.0011 ha per person compare
- 36 South Africa 0.0011 ha per person compare
- 38 Zimbabwe 0.001 ha per person compare
- 39 Guinea 0.0009 ha per person compare
- 40 North Macedonia 0.0009 ha per person compare
More climate change data for Ethiopia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 467.87 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 87,053 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 27,625 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 59,429 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 104.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2,122 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,042 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,650 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 392.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 17.55 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burned area, per capita in Ethiopia?
- Forest fires — burned area, per capita in Ethiopia was 0.0011 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0047 ha per person in 1999.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0011 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Ethiopia rank for forest fires — burned area, per capita?
- Ethiopia ranks 37th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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.