Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 0.1302 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Ethiopia, 1993–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Ethiopia stood at 0.1302 ha per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.5% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Ethiopia peaked at 0.312 ha per square kilometre in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0723 ha per square kilometre, in 1996.
Ethiopia ranks 26th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.1909 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1994 | 0.1909 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1909 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0723 ha per square kilometre | -62.1% |
| 1997 | 0.2201 ha per square kilometre | +204.5% |
| 1998 | 0.2072 ha per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1999 | 0.3045 ha per square kilometre | +47.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2404 ha per square kilometre | -21.0% |
| 2001 | 0.312 ha per square kilometre | +29.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1418 ha per square kilometre | -54.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1927 ha per square kilometre | +35.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1753 ha per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 2005 | 0.194 ha per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 2006 | 0.192 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.248 ha per square kilometre | +29.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1776 ha per square kilometre | -28.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0881 ha per square kilometre | -50.4% |
| 2010 | 0.1379 ha per square kilometre | +56.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1655 ha per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1764 ha per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1421 ha per square kilometre | -19.4% |
| 2014 | 0.163 ha per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1224 ha per square kilometre | -24.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1325 ha per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1469 ha per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1409 ha per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1681 ha per square kilometre | +19.3% |
| 2020 | 0.222 ha per square kilometre | +32.1% |
| 2021 | 0.2143 ha per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1455 ha per square kilometre | -32.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1302 ha per square kilometre | -10.5% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 0.1302 ha per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0157 ha per square kilometre, 8.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 0.1302 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0207 ha per square kilometre, 6.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre 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 | +204.5% | 0.0723 ha per square kilometre | 0.2201 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1967 ha per square kilometre | 0.0723 ha per square kilometre | 0.3045 ha per square kilometre | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.1962 ha per square kilometre | 0.0881 ha per square kilometre | 0.312 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1496 ha per square kilometre | 0.1224 ha per square kilometre | 0.1764 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.178 ha per square kilometre | 0.1302 ha per square kilometre | 0.222 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 23 India 0.1717 ha per square kilometre compare
- 24 Mexico 0.1592 ha per square kilometre compare
- 25 Guatemala 0.1493 ha per square kilometre compare
- 27 Congo 0.13 ha per square kilometre compare
- 28 Liberia 0.1218 ha per square kilometre compare
- 29 Dominican Republic 0.1057 ha per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in Ethiopia?
- Forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Ethiopia was 0.1302 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.312 ha per square kilometre in 2001.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0723 ha per square kilometre in 1996.
- How does Ethiopia rank for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Ethiopia ranks 26th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
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)
Computed from
- Forest fires — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.