Grassland — Burned Area in Americas
Americas: Grassland — Burned Area was 14.33 million ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Grassland — Burned Area in Americas, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for grassland — burned area in Americas is 14.33 million ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 57.4% on the previous year and up 43.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — burned area in Americas peaked at 16.70 million ha in 2007 and was at its lowest, 3.34 million ha, in 1997.
Americas ranks 11th of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Grassland — Burned Area in Americas, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10.11 million ha | — |
| 1991 | 10.11 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 10.11 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 10.11 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 10.11 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 10.11 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 4.02 million ha | -60.3% |
| 1997 | 3.34 million ha | -16.9% |
| 1998 | 4.94 million ha | +48.1% |
| 1999 | 4.03 million ha | -18.4% |
| 2000 | 3.43 million ha | -15.0% |
| 2001 | 10.75 million ha | +213.7% |
| 2002 | 11.59 million ha | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 11.23 million ha | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 11.74 million ha | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 11.95 million ha | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 10.54 million ha | -11.8% |
| 2007 | 16.70 million ha | +58.5% |
| 2008 | 10.92 million ha | -34.6% |
| 2009 | 8.41 million ha | -23.0% |
| 2010 | 15.55 million ha | +84.8% |
| 2011 | 11.02 million ha | -29.1% |
| 2012 | 11.46 million ha | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 8.02 million ha | -30.0% |
| 2014 | 10.00 million ha | +24.7% |
| 2015 | 10.04 million ha | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 11.02 million ha | +9.8% |
| 2017 | 12.69 million ha | +15.1% |
| 2018 | 9.87 million ha | -22.2% |
| 2019 | 10.76 million ha | +9.0% |
| 2020 | 14.72 million ha | +36.8% |
| 2021 | 10.04 million ha | -31.8% |
| 2022 | 11.01 million ha | +9.7% |
| 2023 | 9.10 million ha | -17.3% |
| 2024 | 14.33 million ha | +57.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Grassland — Burned Area in Americas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +213.7% | 3.43 million ha | 10.75 million ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.70 million ha | 3.34 million ha | 10.11 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.72 million ha | 3.43 million ha | 16.70 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.04 million ha | 8.02 million ha | 15.55 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.84 million ha | 9.10 million ha | 14.72 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Americas
- 8 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 170,226 ha compare
- 8 Mali 6.42 million ha compare
- 9 Sudan 5.10 million ha compare
- 10 Chad 4.49 million ha compare
- 10 Lao People's Democratic Republic 80,420 ha compare
- 11 South Africa 3.83 million ha compare
- 11 Türkiye 41,374 ha compare
- 12 Viet Nam 27,541 ha compare
- 12 Zambia 3.59 million ha compare
- 13 Madagascar 3.28 million ha compare
- 13 Melanesia 25,499 ha compare
- 14 Burkina Faso 3.26 million ha compare
- 14 Syrian Arab Republic 4,250 ha compare
More climate change data for Americas
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 28.70 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.51 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 342,967 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1.17 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,294 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 41,659 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 273,211 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 222,184 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 51,028 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 838.43 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grassland — burned area in Americas?
- Grassland — burned area in Americas was 14.33 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland — burned area recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 16.70 million ha in 2007.
- What is the lowest grassland — burned area recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.34 million ha in 1997.
- How does Americas rank for grassland — burned area?
- Americas ranks 11th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — burned area rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Americas data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Grassland — Burned Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.