Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in South Sudan
South Sudan: Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0242 ha per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in South Sudan, 2012–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, forest fires — burned area, per capita in South Sudan stood at 0.0242 ha per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.8% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area, per capita in South Sudan peaked at 0.05 ha per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0098 ha per person, in 2015.
South Sudan ranks 11th of 186 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, per capita in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.0163 ha per person | — |
| 2013 | 0.0202 ha per person | +23.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0254 ha per person | +25.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0098 ha per person | -61.3% |
| 2016 | 0.016 ha per person | +62.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0159 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0193 ha per person | +21.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0137 ha per person | -29.2% |
| 2020 | 0.05 ha per person | +265.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0317 ha per person | -36.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0259 ha per person | -18.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0221 ha per person | -14.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0242 ha per person | +9.8% |
South Sudan compared with similar countries
- South Sudan's 0.0242 ha per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0 ha per person, 610.7× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- South Sudan's 0.0242 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0003 ha per person, 89.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita 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 | +265.1% | 0.0137 ha per person | 0.05 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0171 ha per person | 0.0098 ha per person | 0.0254 ha per person | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.0308 ha per person | 0.0221 ha per person | 0.05 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
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, per capita in South Sudan?
- Forest fires — burned area, per capita in South Sudan was 0.0242 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area, per capita recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.05 ha per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area, per capita recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0098 ha per person in 2015.
- How does South Sudan rank for forest fires — burned area, per capita?
- South Sudan ranks 11th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burned area, per capita rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Sudan 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.