Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in South Sudan
South Sudan: Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 0.4008 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in South Sudan, 2012–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in South Sudan stood at 0.4008 ha per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 11.1% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in South Sudan peaked at 0.8464 ha per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1731 ha per square kilometre, in 2015.
That places South Sudan 12th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.2782 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2013 | 0.3573 ha per square kilometre | +28.4% |
| 2014 | 0.4521 ha per square kilometre | +26.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1731 ha per square kilometre | -61.7% |
| 2016 | 0.2743 ha per square kilometre | +58.5% |
| 2017 | 0.2587 ha per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 0.3098 ha per square kilometre | +19.8% |
| 2019 | 0.2259 ha per square kilometre | -27.1% |
| 2020 | 0.8464 ha per square kilometre | +274.7% |
| 2021 | 0.5444 ha per square kilometre | -35.7% |
| 2022 | 0.451 ha per square kilometre | -17.1% |
| 2023 | 0.4008 ha per square kilometre | -11.1% |
South Sudan compared with similar countries
- South Sudan's 0.4008 ha per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0157 ha per square kilometre, 25.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- South Sudan's 0.4008 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0207 ha per square kilometre, 19.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2912 ha per square kilometre | 0.1731 ha per square kilometre | 0.4521 ha per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.5606 ha per square kilometre | 0.4008 ha per square kilometre | 0.8464 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
- 9 Honduras 0.9197 ha per square kilometre compare
- 10 Belize 0.7654 ha per square kilometre compare
- 11 Nicaragua 0.5081 ha per square kilometre compare
- 13 Chile 0.3677 ha per square kilometre compare
- 14 Malawi 0.3418 ha per square kilometre compare
- 15 Guinea-Bissau 0.3331 ha per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in South Sudan?
- Forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in South Sudan was 0.4008 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8464 ha per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1731 ha per square kilometre in 2015.
- How does South Sudan rank for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- South Sudan ranks 12th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. 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 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.