Grassland — Burned Area, annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Grassland — Burned Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
186
Highest
899.74 % change on previous year
New Caledonia
Lowest
-100 % change on previous year
Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
Median
-23.54 % change on previous year
Years covered
34
1991–2024
Data points
6,125
What the numbers show
Grassland — Burned Area, annual growth rate is currently reported for 186 countries. The highest value is 899.74 % change on previous year in New Caledonia; the lowest is -100 % change on previous year in Falkland Islands (Malvinas).
The median across all reporting countries is -23.54 % change on previous year, and the mean is 17.82 % change on previous year.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 9.
Over the past decade 78 countries rose and 72 fell. The largest increase was in Peru (up 34,915.9%), and the largest decrease in Czechia (down 1,266,880.0%).
Grassland — Burned Area, annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Caledonia | 899.74 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,224.7% | volatile |
| 2 | Georgia | 862.37 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,330.4% | volatile |
| 3 | Republic of Moldova | 833.37 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 427.8% | volatile |
| 4 | Bahamas | 683.5 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 2,292.6% | volatile |
| 5 | North Macedonia | 507.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 618.9% | volatile |
| 6 | Azerbaijan | 416.04 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,663.6% | volatile |
| 7 | Poland | 400.04 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 833.8% | volatile |
| 8 | Ecuador | 394.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 572.2% | volatile |
| 9 | Nicaragua | 356.67 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 252.5% | volatile |
| 10 | Kenya | 342.45 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 884.6% | volatile |
| 11 | Somalia | 319.69 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 481.3% | volatile |
| 12 | Bhutan | 299.99 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Timor-Leste | 299.99 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 512.5% | volatile |
| 14 | Hungary | 299.96 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Trinidad and Tobago | 252.17 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 2,789.8% | volatile |
| 16 | Lebanon | 233.34 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 333.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Burundi | 221.15 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 438.3% | volatile |
| 18 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 220.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,453.1% | volatile |
| 19 | Pakistan | 211.69 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 153.7% | volatile |
| 20 | Bangladesh | 187.44 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 459.2% | volatile |
| 21 | Peru | 166.41 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 34,915.9% | volatile |
| 22 | Eswatini | 152.45 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,769.3% | volatile |
| 23 | Bulgaria | 135.71 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 290.9% | volatile |
| 24 | Portugal | 122.19 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 234.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Türkiye | 121.88 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 279.6% | volatile |
| 26 | Ukraine | 109.01 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 238.9% | volatile |
| 27 | Iraq | 108.87 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 14.6% | volatile |
| 28 | Spain | 107.2 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 302.6% | volatile |
| 29 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 104.94 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 20.6% | volatile |
| 30 | Kyrgyzstan | 100.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 26.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Niger | 96.52 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 230.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Israel | 91.21 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 228.1% | volatile |
| 33 | Brazil | 88.41 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 90.5% | volatile |
| 34 | Liberia | 85.73 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 67.2% | volatile |
| 35 | Japan | 73.95 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 220.5% | volatile |
| 36 | Dominican Republic | 66.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 236.9% | volatile |
| 37 | Jamaica | 59.99 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 184.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Togo | 43.55 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 348.5% | volatile |
| 39 | Madagascar | 43.43 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 522.9% | volatile |
| 40 | Burkina Faso | 41 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 733.4% | volatile |
| 41 | Philippines | 38.84 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 42 | United Republic of Tanzania | 38.58 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 391.7% | volatile |
| 43 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 36.3 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 356.4% | volatile |
| 44 | Estonia | 29.99 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Germany | 25 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 125.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Serbia | 24.98 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 125.2% | volatile |
| 47 | Gabon | 24.79 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 251.4% | volatile |
| 48 | Uganda | 24.2 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 230.3% | volatile |
| 49 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 24.05 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 240.1% | volatile |
| 50 | Cambodia | 23.37 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 177.4% | volatile |
| 51 | Malawi | 21.96 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 195.0% | volatile |
| 52 | Lesotho | 21.56 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 274.4% | volatile |
| 53 | Congo | 21.31 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 322.2% | volatile |
| 54 | Nepal | 21.14 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 2,776.5% | volatile |
| 55 | Rwanda | 21.01 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 278.1% | volatile |
| 56 | Sierra Leone | 20.88 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 51.6% | volatile |
| 57 | Côte d'Ivoire | 18.69 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 152.5% | volatile |
| 58 | Mali | 18.42 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 299.5% | volatile |
| 59 | Lithuania | 16.68 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 116.7% | volatile |
| 60 | Fiji | 16.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 121.4% | volatile |
| 61 | Ghana | 16.36 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,925.1% | volatile |
| 62 | Paraguay | 15.14 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 119.6% | volatile |
| 63 | Myanmar | 14.72 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 49.4% | volatile |
| 64 | Guatemala | 13.5 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 251.7% | volatile |
| 65 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 12.01 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 160.8% | volatile |
| 66 | Sudan (former) | 11.56 % change on previous year | 2011 | down 94.6% | volatile |
| 67 | Cameroon | 11.15 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 154.7% | volatile |
| 68 | Colombia | 9.15 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 83.6% | volatile |
| 69 | Angola | 7.75 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 161.9% | volatile |
| 70 | Guinea | 7.45 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 61.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Gambia | 4.81 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 123.5% | volatile |
| 72 | Saudi Arabia | 3.95 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 80.6% | volatile |
| 73 | South Sudan | 1.74 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 115.7% | volatile |
| 74 | Nigeria | 0.3854 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 108.3% | volatile |
| 75 | Argentina | 0.2941 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 105.1% | volatile |
| 76 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 0 % change on previous year | 1999 | — | volatile |
| 77 | OECD | -0.1582 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.3% | volatile |
| 78 | Mozambique | -0.8851 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 102.6% | volatile |
| 79 | Ethiopia | -3.32 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 89.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Egypt | -3.93 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 96.1% | volatile |
| 81 | Australia and New Zealand | -6.43 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 112.6% | volatile |
| 82 | Australia | -6.43 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 112.6% | volatile |
| 83 | Viet Nam | -6.94 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 113.6% | volatile |
| 84 | South Africa | -7.22 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 534.9% | volatile |
| 85 | Benin | -7.34 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 369.4% | volatile |
| 86 | Chad | -7.42 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 4.5% | volatile |
| 87 | Zambia | -11.56 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,005.5% | volatile |
| 88 | Sudan | -12.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 36.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Senegal | -16.92 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 38.7% | volatile |
| 90 | Guyana | -17.57 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 273.3% | volatile |
| 91 | Romania | -17.83 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 131.7% | volatile |
| 92 | Belize | -19.2 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 73.2% | volatile |
| 93 | Costa Rica | -20.79 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 30.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Honduras | -26.29 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 155.5% | volatile |
| 95 | Panama | -27.66 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 195.4% | volatile |
| 96 | Russian Federation | -27.88 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 104.1% | volatile |
| 97 | China, mainland | -30.11 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 145.8% | volatile |
| 98 | China | -30.12 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 146.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Mauritania | -30.25 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 64.2% | volatile |
| 100 | Chile | -30.34 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 108.9% | volatile |
| 101 | Melanesia | -31.04 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 214.7% | volatile |
| 102 | Papua New Guinea | -31.75 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 305.5% | volatile |
| 103 | Central African Republic | -31.81 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 126.9% | volatile |
| 104 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | -32.44 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 0.1% | volatile |
| 105 | Iceland | -33.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Kazakhstan | -34.74 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 108.6% | volatile |
| 107 | Mexico | -35.51 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 26.7% | volatile |
| 108 | Thailand | -38.82 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 80.7% | volatile |
| 109 | Guinea-Bissau | -39.98 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 185.5% | volatile |
| 110 | Caribbean | -43.08 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 58.7% | volatile |
| 111 | Syrian Arab Republic | -43.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 42.5% | volatile |
| 112 | Armenia | -44.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 35.7% | volatile |
| 113 | Namibia | -45.49 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 123.4% | volatile |
| 114 | India | -47.72 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2,728.7% | volatile |
| 115 | Zimbabwe | -48.66 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 545.1% | volatile |
| 116 | Turkmenistan | -50.98 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 191.1% | volatile |
| 117 | Suriname | -56.21 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 107.4% | volatile |
| 118 | Canada | -57.14 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 190.7% | volatile |
| 119 | France | -58.14 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 332.7% | volatile |
| 120 | Afghanistan | -59.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 37.2% | volatile |
| 121 | Albania | -61.11 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 38.1% | volatile |
| 122 | Uruguay | -61.24 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 10.8% | volatile |
| 123 | El Salvador | -62.5 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 22.2% | volatile |
| 124 | Haiti | -63.71 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 72.9% | volatile |
| 125 | Cuba | -64.54 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 249.8% | volatile |
| 126 | Greece | -72.11 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 76.3% | volatile |
| 127 | Botswana | -76.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,998.2% | volatile |
| 128 | Indonesia | -77.38 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 163.4% | volatile |
| 129 | Eritrea | -80.76 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 148.1% | volatile |
| 130 | Belarus | -85.54 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 342.7% | volatile |
| 131 | Mongolia | -86.37 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 392.2% | volatile |
| 132 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -88.42 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 6.2% | volatile |
| 133 | Sri Lanka | -88.89 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 33.7% | volatile |
| 134 | Algeria | -89.78 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 134.2% | volatile |
| 135 | Italy | -93.79 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 249.4% | volatile |
| 136 | Morocco | -94.44 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 146.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Cyprus | -94.57 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 328.3% | volatile |
| 138 | Tunisia | -96.97 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 976.6% | volatile |
| 139 | Uzbekistan | -97.31 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 222.7% | volatile |
| 140 | Croatia | -97.6 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 2.5% | volatile |
| 141 | French Guiana | -98.44 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1.6% | volatile |
| 142 | Austria | -100 % change on previous year | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 142 | Barbados | -100 % change on previous year | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 142 | Switzerland | -100 % change on previous year | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 142 | Comoros | -100 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 142 | Czechia | -100 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 1,266,880.0% | volatile |
| 142 | Djibouti | -100 % change on previous year | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 142 | Denmark | -100 % change on previous year | 2014 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 142 | Finland | -100 % change on previous year | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 142 | Gibraltar | -100 % change on previous year | 2001 | — | volatile |
| 142 | Grenada | -100 % change on previous year | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 142 | Greenland | -100 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 142 | Isle of Man | -100 % change on previous year | 2001 | — | volatile |
| 142 | Ireland | -100 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 142 | Jordan | -100 % change on previous year | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 142 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | -100 % change on previous year | 2011 | unchanged | volatile |
| 142 | Kuwait | -100 % change on previous year | 2021 | unchanged | volatile |
| 142 | Libya | -100 % change on previous year | 2021 | unchanged | volatile |
| 142 | Latvia | -100 % change on previous year | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 142 | Montenegro | -100 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 2.8% | volatile |
| 142 | Mauritius | -100 % change on previous year | 2015 | unchanged | volatile |
| 142 | Malaysia | -100 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 5,805.8% | volatile |
| 142 | Norway | -100 % change on previous year | 2020 | unchanged | volatile |
| 142 | New Zealand | -100 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 13.3% | volatile |
| 142 | Oman | -100 % change on previous year | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 142 | Puerto Rico | -100 % change on previous year | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 142 | Palestine | -100 % change on previous year | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 142 | Solomon Islands | -100 % change on previous year | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 142 | Slovakia | -100 % change on previous year | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 142 | Slovenia | -100 % change on previous year | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 142 | Sweden | -100 % change on previous year | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 142 | Turks and Caicos Islands | -100 % change on previous year | 2010 | unchanged | volatile |
| 142 | Tajikistan | -100 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 73.4% | volatile |
| 142 | Vanuatu | -100 % change on previous year | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 142 | Yemen | -100 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 142 | Montserrat | -100 % change on previous year | 2011 | unchanged | volatile |
| 142 | Serbia and Montenegro | -100 % change on previous year | 2005 | — | volatile |
| 142 | Cabo Verde | -100 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 142 | China, Hong Kong SAR | -100 % change on previous year | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 142 | Republic of Korea | -100 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 142.9% | volatile |
| 142 | Brunei Darussalam | -100 % change on previous year | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 142 | China, Taiwan Province of | -100 % change on previous year | 2010 | down 415.4% | volatile |
| 142 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | -100 % change on previous year | 2004 | — | volatile |
| 142 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | -100 % change on previous year | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 142 | Réunion | -100 % change on previous year | 2012 | unchanged | volatile |
| 142 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | -100 % change on previous year | 2013 | unchanged | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- United States of America 255.61 % change on previous year
- Northern America 202.78 % change on previous year
- Western Asia 107.71 % change on previous year
- Americas 57.43 % change on previous year
- Southern Europe 54.14 % change on previous year
- South America 49.73 % change on previous year
- Southern Asia 42.22 % change on previous year
- Western Africa 11.2 % change on previous year
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 4.52 % change on previous year
- Eastern Africa 4.36 % change on previous year
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 4.2 % change on previous year
- Middle Africa 3.02 % change on previous year
- Non-Annex I countries 0.1557 % change on previous year
- World -0.0521 % change on previous year
- Annex I countries -0.9017 % change on previous year
- Africa -2.31 % change on previous year
- South-Eastern Asia -2.49 % change on previous year
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) -3.39 % change on previous year
- Oceania -6.47 % change on previous year
- Northern Africa -12.55 % change on previous year
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) -13.52 % change on previous year
- Europe -15.43 % change on previous year
- Eastern Europe -19.35 % change on previous year
- European Union (27) -26.65 % change on previous year
- Small island developing states (SIDS) -28.25 % change on previous year
- Central America -31.6 % change on previous year
- Central Asia -36.16 % change on previous year
- Southern Africa -44.68 % change on previous year
- Asia -45.27 % change on previous year
- Western Europe -55.91 % change on previous year
- Northern Europe -74.75 % change on previous year
- Eastern Asia -80.95 % change on previous year
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Grassland — Burned Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Grassland — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Grassland — Burned Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.