Grassland — Burned Area in Angola
Angola: Grassland — Burned Area was 13.51 million ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Grassland — Burned Area in Angola, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for grassland — burned area in Angola is 13.51 million ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.7% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — burned area in Angola peaked at 15.16 million ha in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1.48 million ha, in 1996.
Angola ranks 5th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.08 million ha | 1.48 million ha | 10.77 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.90 million ha | 1.76 million ha | 15.16 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.82 million ha | 11.22 million ha | 14.84 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.79 million ha | 10.52 million ha | 13.51 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Angola
- 2 Australia and New Zealand 19.49 million ha compare
- 3 Australia 19.49 million ha compare
- 4 Sudan (former) 14.48 million ha compare
- 6 South Sudan 8.35 million ha compare
- 7 Brazil 6.54 million ha compare
- 8 Mali 6.42 million ha compare
More climate change data for Angola
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 13,873 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,998 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 8,875 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 18.86 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 316.97 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 694.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 496.27 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 198.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1.87 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 7.09 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grassland — burned area in Angola?
- Grassland — burned area in Angola was 13.51 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland — burned area recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 15.16 million ha in 2004.
- What is the lowest grassland — burned area recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.48 million ha in 1996.
- How does Angola rank for grassland — burned area?
- Angola ranks 5th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — burned area rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Angola 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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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.