Grassland — Burned Area by country
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.
Countries reporting
187
Highest
21.84 million ha
OECD
Lowest
0 ha
Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
Median
5,958 ha
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
9,329
What the numbers show
Grassland — Burned Area is currently reported for 187 countries. The highest value is 21.84 million ha in OECD; the lowest is 0 ha in Falkland Islands (Malvinas).
The median across all reporting countries is 5,958 ha, and the mean is 914,091 ha.
Over the past decade 78 countries rose and 70 fell. The largest increase was in North Macedonia (up 48,880.8%), and the largest decrease in Austria (down 100.0%).
Grassland — Burned Area: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OECD | 21.84 million ha | 2024 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 2 | Australia and New Zealand | 19.49 million ha | 2024 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 3 | Australia | 19.49 million ha | 2024 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 3 | United Republic of Tanzania | 2.91 million ha | 2024 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 4 | Sudan (former) | 14.48 million ha | 2011 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 4 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 2.48 million ha | 2024 | up 71.8% | rising |
| 5 | Angola | 13.51 million ha | 2024 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 6 | South Sudan | 8.35 million ha | 2024 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 6 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1.51 million ha | 2024 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 7 | Brazil | 6.54 million ha | 2024 | up 33.6% | rising |
| 7 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 1.13 million ha | 2024 | up 322.9% | rising |
| 8 | Mali | 6.42 million ha | 2024 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 8 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 170,226 ha | 2024 | up 579.8% | volatile |
| 9 | Sudan | 5.10 million ha | 2024 | up 7.3% | falling |
| 10 | Chad | 4.49 million ha | 2024 | down 20.8% | rising |
| 10 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 80,420 ha | 2024 | up 145.5% | volatile |
| 11 | South Africa | 3.83 million ha | 2024 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 11 | Türkiye | 41,374 ha | 2024 | up 333.8% | volatile |
| 12 | Zambia | 3.59 million ha | 2024 | down 21.8% | rising |
| 12 | Viet Nam | 27,541 ha | 2024 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 13 | Madagascar | 3.28 million ha | 2024 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 13 | Melanesia | 25,499 ha | 2024 | down 44.8% | volatile |
| 14 | Burkina Faso | 3.26 million ha | 2024 | up 73.0% | rising |
| 14 | Syrian Arab Republic | 4,250 ha | 2024 | up 288.2% | volatile |
| 15 | Senegal | 3.12 million ha | 2024 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 15 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 881.25 ha | 2024 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 16 | Ghana | 2.97 million ha | 2024 | down 11.3% | rising |
| 16 | Timor-Leste | 855.03 ha | 2024 | down 51.8% | volatile |
| 17 | Nigeria | 2.88 million ha | 2024 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 17 | Republic of Moldova | 602.6 ha | 2024 | down 42.9% | volatile |
| 18 | Mozambique | 2.66 million ha | 2024 | down 11.8% | rising |
| 19 | Congo | 1.95 million ha | 2024 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 20 | Central African Republic | 1.42 million ha | 2024 | down 29.4% | rising |
| 21 | Botswana | 1.22 million ha | 2024 | down 49.3% | volatile |
| 22 | Namibia | 975,262 ha | 2024 | down 57.7% | rising |
| 23 | Ethiopia | 959,432 ha | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 24 | Russian Federation | 933,818 ha | 2024 | down 73.8% | falling |
| 25 | Argentina | 876,656 ha | 2024 | down 25.6% | flat |
| 25 | Côte d'Ivoire | 209,455 ha | 2024 | down 0.9% | volatile |
| 26 | Zimbabwe | 806,890 ha | 2024 | down 59.6% | volatile |
| 27 | Niger | 724,753 ha | 2024 | up 177.3% | volatile |
| 28 | Uganda | 553,757 ha | 2024 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 28 | Caribbean | 8,005 ha | 2024 | up 8.1% | flat |
| 29 | Benin | 535,768 ha | 2024 | down 33.4% | rising |
| 30 | Colombia | 506,351 ha | 2024 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 31 | Kazakhstan | 501,757 ha | 2024 | down 91.5% | volatile |
| 31 | Cabo Verde | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 32 | Guinea | 446,966 ha | 2024 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 33 | Gabon | 364,703 ha | 2024 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 34 | Cameroon | 345,980 ha | 2024 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 35 | Togo | 333,585 ha | 2024 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 36 | Myanmar | 317,665 ha | 2024 | up 116.2% | volatile |
| 37 | Kenya | 292,072 ha | 2024 | up 123.6% | volatile |
| 38 | Mongolia | 262,973 ha | 2024 | down 78.5% | volatile |
| 39 | Cambodia | 259,964 ha | 2024 | up 80.7% | volatile |
| 40 | Paraguay | 179,328 ha | 2024 | up 121.9% | rising |
| 41 | Mauritania | 176,086 ha | 2024 | up 390.0% | volatile |
| 42 | Ukraine | 153,676 ha | 2024 | up 13.8% | volatile |
| 43 | Mexico | 152,017 ha | 2024 | up 95.8% | volatile |
| 44 | Iraq | 145,382 ha | 2024 | up 181.2% | volatile |
| 45 | Gambia | 143,923 ha | 2024 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 46 | China | 141,692 ha | 2024 | down 45.0% | rising |
| 47 | China, mainland | 141,670 ha | 2024 | down 45.0% | rising |
| 48 | Peru | 107,306 ha | 2024 | up 286.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Eswatini | 82,601 ha | 2024 | up 57.2% | volatile |
| 50 | Nicaragua | 81,547 ha | 2023 | up 103.1% | volatile |
| 51 | Malawi | 74,684 ha | 2024 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 52 | India | 74,076 ha | 2024 | up 5.2% | volatile |
| 53 | Guyana | 66,956 ha | 2024 | up 29.4% | volatile |
| 54 | Pakistan | 66,263 ha | 2024 | up 311.8% | volatile |
| 55 | North Macedonia | 52,644 ha | 2024 | up 48,880.8% | volatile |
| 56 | Canada | 50,405 ha | 2024 | up 33.4% | volatile |
| 57 | Lesotho | 44,722 ha | 2024 | up 21.6% | volatile |
| 58 | Egypt | 39,293 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 59 | Honduras | 36,940 ha | 2024 | down 13.7% | volatile |
| 60 | Rwanda | 35,816 ha | 2024 | up 35.8% | volatile |
| 61 | Guatemala | 29,688 ha | 2024 | up 34.1% | rising |
| 62 | Thailand | 29,670 ha | 2024 | down 49.0% | falling |
| 63 | Papua New Guinea | 25,136 ha | 2024 | down 39.9% | volatile |
| 64 | Belize | 18,998 ha | 2024 | up 203.1% | volatile |
| 65 | Bulgaria | 18,296 ha | 2024 | up 2,199.8% | volatile |
| 66 | Sierra Leone | 18,190 ha | 2024 | down 5.3% | volatile |
| 67 | Albania | 16,678 ha | 2024 | up 15,422.1% | volatile |
| 68 | Indonesia | 16,353 ha | 2024 | down 82.9% | volatile |
| 69 | Azerbaijan | 15,191 ha | 2024 | down 23.5% | volatile |
| 70 | Guinea-Bissau | 13,321 ha | 2024 | up 14.1% | volatile |
| 71 | Spain | 13,212 ha | 2024 | up 85.2% | volatile |
| 72 | Ecuador | 12,886 ha | 2024 | up 3,447.1% | volatile |
| 73 | Chile | 12,775 ha | 2024 | down 27.6% | volatile |
| 74 | Nepal | 12,646 ha | 2024 | up 113.8% | volatile |
| 75 | Greece | 12,375 ha | 2024 | up 111.0% | volatile |
| 76 | Somalia | 11,391 ha | 2024 | up 16.6% | volatile |
| 77 | Philippines | 10,394 ha | 2024 | down 17.9% | volatile |
| 78 | Eritrea | 9,582 ha | 2024 | up 71.7% | volatile |
| 79 | Suriname | 9,190 ha | 2024 | down 56.4% | volatile |
| 80 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8,409 ha | 2024 | up 2,907.5% | volatile |
| 81 | Burundi | 7,138 ha | 2024 | up 438.7% | volatile |
| 82 | Costa Rica | 6,029 ha | 2024 | up 12.4% | volatile |
| 83 | Croatia | 5,958 ha | 2024 | up 925.8% | volatile |
| 84 | Panama | 5,814 ha | 2024 | up 52.8% | volatile |
| 85 | Turkmenistan | 5,349 ha | 2024 | down 93.9% | volatile |
| 86 | Serbia | 5,011 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 87 | Georgia | 4,965 ha | 2024 | up 560.0% | volatile |
| 88 | Portugal | 4,964 ha | 2024 | up 28.3% | volatile |
| 89 | Montenegro | 4,257 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 90 | Belarus | 3,578 ha | 2024 | down 56.2% | volatile |
| 91 | Cuba | 3,575 ha | 2024 | down 12.1% | volatile |
| 92 | Malaysia | 2,864 ha | 2024 | down 47.2% | volatile |
| 93 | Saudi Arabia | 2,809 ha | 2024 | up 122.1% | volatile |
| 94 | Romania | 2,775 ha | 2024 | down 10.4% | volatile |
| 95 | Uruguay | 2,553 ha | 2024 | down 17.4% | volatile |
| 96 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1,732 ha | 2024 | up 179.3% | volatile |
| 97 | Algeria | 1,632 ha | 2024 | down 96.3% | volatile |
| 98 | Cyprus | 1,438 ha | 2024 | up 168.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Israel | 1,395 ha | 2024 | up 91.2% | volatile |
| 100 | Bhutan | 1,200 ha | 2024 | up 0.0% | volatile |
| 101 | Armenia | 1,160 ha | 2024 | down 63.5% | volatile |
| 102 | Italy | 1,074 ha | 2024 | down 60.6% | volatile |
| 103 | Bahamas | 1,007 ha | 2024 | down 13.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Bangladesh | 984.85 ha | 2024 | up 318.2% | volatile |
| 105 | Haiti | 877.44 ha | 2024 | up 241.7% | volatile |
| 106 | Japan | 858.34 ha | 2024 | down 13.1% | volatile |
| 107 | France | 774.38 ha | 2024 | down 44.6% | volatile |
| 108 | Afghanistan | 729.56 ha | 2024 | up 88.8% | volatile |
| 109 | Dominican Republic | 641.99 ha | 2024 | down 49.2% | volatile |
| 110 | Comoros | 449.01 ha | 2024 | up 10.5% | volatile |
| 111 | Uzbekistan | 408.09 ha | 2024 | down 99.4% | volatile |
| 112 | Estonia | 280.53 ha | 2024 | up 333.3% | volatile |
| 113 | Liberia | 277.88 ha | 2024 | down 72.3% | volatile |
| 114 | Lebanon | 214.56 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 115 | New Caledonia | 214.05 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 116 | Morocco | 171.71 ha | 2024 | down 93.3% | volatile |
| 117 | Jamaica | 171.18 ha | 2024 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 118 | Lithuania | 150.98 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 119 | Fiji | 149.75 ha | 2024 | down 96.5% | volatile |
| 120 | Palestine | 128.71 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 121 | El Salvador | 128.31 ha | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Poland | 107.79 ha | 2024 | up 0.0% | volatile |
| 123 | Germany | 107.75 ha | 2024 | up 25.1% | volatile |
| 124 | Réunion | 107.03 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 125 | Latvia | 86.27 ha | 2024 | down 77.8% | volatile |
| 126 | Hungary | 86.1 ha | 2024 | down 95.2% | volatile |
| 127 | New Zealand | 64.53 ha | 2024 | down 86.4% | volatile |
| 128 | Iceland | 43.21 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 129 | Kyrgyzstan | 43 ha | 2024 | down 98.4% | volatile |
| 130 | Sri Lanka | 42.75 ha | 2024 | down 96.7% | volatile |
| 131 | Tunisia | 21.47 ha | 2024 | down 99.5% | volatile |
| 132 | China, Taiwan Province of | 21.42 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 133 | French Guiana | 21.37 ha | 2024 | down 88.9% | volatile |
| 134 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 1.62 ha | 1999 | down 93.7% | volatile |
| 135 | Austria | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 135 | Belgium | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 135 | Barbados | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 135 | Switzerland | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 135 | Czechia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 135 | Djibouti | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 135 | Denmark | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 135 | Finland | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 135 | Gibraltar | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 135 | Grenada | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 135 | Greenland | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 135 | Isle of Man | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 135 | Ireland | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 135 | Jordan | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 135 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 135 | Kuwait | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 135 | Libya | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 135 | Mauritius | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 135 | Norway | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 135 | Oman | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 135 | Puerto Rico | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 135 | Solomon Islands | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 135 | Slovakia | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 135 | Slovenia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 135 | Sweden | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 135 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 135 | Tajikistan | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 135 | Vanuatu | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 135 | Yemen | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 135 | Montserrat | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 135 | Serbia and Montenegro | 0 ha | 2005 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 135 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 135 | Republic of Korea | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 135 | Brunei Darussalam | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 135 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 135 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 135 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 116.98 million ha
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 64.39 million ha
- Non-Annex I countries 94.18 million ha
- Middle Africa 23.59 million ha
- Africa 79.69 million ha
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 70.53 million ha
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 50.08 million ha
- Asia 2.20 million ha
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 34.28 million ha
- Eastern Africa 23.55 million ha
- Annex I countries 22.79 million ha
- Western Africa 21.26 million ha
- Small island developing states (SIDS) 143,273 ha
- Oceania 19.52 million ha
- Americas 14.33 million ha
- South America 11.92 million ha
- Southern Africa 6.15 million ha
- Northern Africa 5.14 million ha
- Northern America 2.11 million ha
- United States of America 2.06 million ha
- Europe 1.24 million ha
- Eastern Europe 1.11 million ha
- South-Eastern Asia 745,727 ha
- Central Asia 507,557 ha
- Eastern Asia 406,404 ha
- Southern Asia 326,169 ha
- Central America 296,193 ha
- Western Asia 218,308 ha
- Southern Europe 124,582 ha
- European Union (27) 61,686 ha
- Western Europe 882.12 ha
- Northern Europe 560.99 ha
About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.