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Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso: Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 0 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0 ha per square kilometre
World rank
95th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.5097 ha per square kilometre
in 1998
All-time low
0 ha per square kilometre
in 2001
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, 1990–2023

00.20.40.61990200620231990: 0.22 ha per square kilometre1991: 0.22 ha per square kilometre1992: 0.22 ha per square kilometre1993: 0.22 ha per square kilometre1994: 0.22 ha per square kilometre1995: 0.22 ha per square kilometre1996: 0.344 ha per square kilometre1997: 0.324 ha per square kilometre1998: 0.51 ha per square kilometre1999: 0.385 ha per square kilometre2000: 0.451 ha per square kilometre2001: 0 ha per square kilometre2002: 0 ha per square kilometre2003: 0 ha per square kilometre2004: 0 ha per square kilometre2005: 0 ha per square kilometre2006: 0 ha per square kilometre2007: 0 ha per square kilometre2008: 0 ha per square kilometre2009: 0 ha per square kilometre2010: 0 ha per square kilometre2011: 0 ha per square kilometre2012: 0 ha per square kilometre2013: 0 ha per square kilometre2014: 0 ha per square kilometre2015: 0 ha per square kilometre2016: 0 ha per square kilometre2017: 0 ha per square kilometre2018: 0 ha per square kilometre2019: 0 ha per square kilometre2020: 0 ha per square kilometre2021: 0 ha per square kilometre2022: 0 ha per square kilometre2023: 0 ha per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso is 0 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.5097 ha per square kilometre in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0 ha per square kilometre, in 2001.

Burkina Faso ranks 95th 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 square kilometre in Burkina Faso, year by year

Year ha per square kilometre Change
1990 0.2205 ha per square kilometre —
1991 0.2205 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
1992 0.2205 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
1993 0.2205 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
1994 0.2205 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
1995 0.2205 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
1996 0.3444 ha per square kilometre +56.2%
1997 0.3243 ha per square kilometre -5.8%
1998 0.5097 ha per square kilometre +57.2%
1999 0.3851 ha per square kilometre -24.4%
2000 0.4511 ha per square kilometre +17.1%
2001 0 ha per square kilometre -100.0%
2002 0 ha per square kilometre —
2003 0 ha per square kilometre —
2004 0 ha per square kilometre —
2005 0 ha per square kilometre —
2006 0 ha per square kilometre —
2007 0 ha per square kilometre —
2008 0 ha per square kilometre —
2009 0.0001 ha per square kilometre —
2010 0 ha per square kilometre -100.0%
2011 0.0001 ha per square kilometre —
2012 0 ha per square kilometre -100.0%
2013 0 ha per square kilometre —
2014 0 ha per square kilometre —
2015 0 ha per square kilometre —
2016 0 ha per square kilometre —
2017 0 ha per square kilometre —
2018 0 ha per square kilometre —
2019 0.0002 ha per square kilometre —
2020 0 ha per square kilometre -100.0%
2021 0 ha per square kilometre —
2022 0 ha per square kilometre —
2023 0 ha per square kilometre —

Burkina Faso compared with similar countries

  • Burkina Faso's 0 ha per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0157 ha per square kilometre. (22 countries reporting)
  • Burkina Faso's 0 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0207 ha per square kilometre. (44 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2886 ha per square kilometre 0.2205 ha per square kilometre 0.5097 ha per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0451 ha per square kilometre 0 ha per square kilometre 0.4511 ha per square kilometre 10
2010s 0 ha per square kilometre 0 ha per square kilometre 0.0002 ha per square kilometre 10
2020s 0 ha per square kilometre 0 ha per square kilometre 0 ha per square kilometre 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso?
Forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso was 0 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Burkina Faso?
The highest recorded value was 0.5097 ha per square kilometre in 1998.
What is the lowest forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Burkina Faso?
The lowest recorded value was 0 ha per square kilometre in 2001.
How does Burkina Faso rank for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
Burkina Faso ranks 95th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Forest fires — Burned Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Forest fires — Burned Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Unit
ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
188 places, 6,245 data points, 1990–2023
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Forest fires — Burned Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.