Grassland — Burned Area in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso: Grassland — Burned Area was 3.26 million ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
3.26 million ha
Change on year
up 41.0%
World rank
14th
of 220 countries
All-time high
3.47 million ha
in 2005
All-time low
225,996 ha
in 1996
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Grassland — Burned Area in Burkina Faso, 1990–2024

01.0M2.0M3.0M1990200720241990: 1.9M ha1991: 1.9M ha1992: 1.9M ha1993: 1.9M ha1994: 1.9M ha1995: 1.9M ha1996: 226.0k ha1997: 276.2k ha1998: 482.9k ha1999: 435.4k ha2000: 530.8k ha2001: 2.6M ha2002: 3.2M ha2003: 2.9M ha2004: 3.3M ha2005: 3.5M ha2006: 2.5M ha2007: 2.7M ha2008: 2.2M ha2009: 2.4M ha2010: 2.6M ha2011: 2.5M ha2012: 1.7M ha2013: 2.0M ha2014: 1.9M ha2015: 1.4M ha2016: 1.9M ha2017: 1.7M ha2018: 1.3M ha2019: 1.3M ha2020: 1.4M ha2021: 1.6M ha2022: 1.3M ha2023: 2.3M ha2024: 3.3M ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for grassland — burned area in Burkina Faso is 3.26 million ha, measured in 2024.

The figure is up 41.0% on the previous year and up 73.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, grassland — burned area in Burkina Faso peaked at 3.47 million ha in 2005 and was at its lowest, 225,996 ha, in 1996.

Burkina Faso ranks 14th of 220 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Grassland — Burned Area in Burkina Faso, year by year

Annual values for Grassland — Burned Area in Burkina Faso, 1990 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1990 1.91 million ha
1991 1.91 million ha +0.0%
1992 1.91 million ha +0.0%
1993 1.91 million ha +0.0%
1994 1.91 million ha +0.0%
1995 1.91 million ha +0.0%
1996 225,996 ha -88.2%
1997 276,197 ha +22.2%
1998 482,935 ha +74.9%
1999 435,375 ha -9.8%
2000 530,792 ha +21.9%
2001 2.56 million ha +382.5%
2002 3.20 million ha +25.1%
2003 2.87 million ha -10.6%
2004 3.28 million ha +14.6%
2005 3.47 million ha +5.7%
2006 2.53 million ha -27.1%
2007 2.69 million ha +6.0%
2008 2.21 million ha -17.7%
2009 2.45 million ha +10.6%
2010 2.58 million ha +5.4%
2011 2.49 million ha -3.5%
2012 1.73 million ha -30.6%
2013 2.01 million ha +16.7%
2014 1.88 million ha -6.5%
2015 1.44 million ha -23.5%
2016 1.94 million ha +34.7%
2017 1.72 million ha -11.3%
2018 1.28 million ha -25.5%
2019 1.32 million ha +3.1%
2020 1.40 million ha +6.2%
2021 1.57 million ha +12.1%
2022 1.26 million ha -20.2%
2023 2.31 million ha +84.1%
2024 3.26 million ha +41.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.29 million ha 225,996 ha 1.91 million ha 10
2000s 2.58 million ha 530,792 ha 3.47 million ha 10
2010s 1.84 million ha 1.28 million ha 2.58 million ha 10
2020s 1.96 million ha 1.26 million ha 3.26 million ha 5

Countries ranked near Burkina Faso

  1. 11 South Africa 3.83 million ha compare
  2. 11 Türkiye 41,374 ha compare
  3. 12 Zambia 3.59 million ha compare
  4. 13 Madagascar 3.28 million ha compare
  5. 15 Senegal 3.12 million ha compare
  6. 16 Ghana 2.97 million ha compare
  7. 16 Timor-Leste 855.03 ha compare
  8. 17 Nigeria 2.88 million ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is grassland — burned area in Burkina Faso?
Grassland — burned area in Burkina Faso was 3.26 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest grassland — burned area recorded in Burkina Faso?
The highest recorded value was 3.47 million ha in 2005.
What is the lowest grassland — burned area recorded in Burkina Faso?
The lowest recorded value was 225,996 ha in 1996.
How does Burkina Faso rank for grassland — burned area?
Burkina Faso ranks 14th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
Is grassland — burned area rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
Over the last ten years it is up 73.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Burkina Faso 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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Indicator
Grassland — Burned Area
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
273 places, 9,329 data points, 1990–2024
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