Grassland — Burned Area in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Grassland — Burned Area was 23.55 million ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Grassland — Burned Area in Eastern Africa, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for grassland — burned area in Eastern Africa is 23.55 million ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — burned area in Eastern Africa peaked at 30.79 million ha in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.48 million ha, in 2000.
Eastern Africa ranks 7th of 31 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Grassland — Burned Area in Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 14.56 million ha | — |
| 1991 | 14.56 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 14.56 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 14.56 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 14.56 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 14.56 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.85 million ha | -87.3% |
| 1997 | 1.82 million ha | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 2.17 million ha | +19.4% |
| 1999 | 1.88 million ha | -13.7% |
| 2000 | 1.48 million ha | -20.9% |
| 2001 | 14.41 million ha | +871.3% |
| 2002 | 16.63 million ha | +15.3% |
| 2003 | 20.61 million ha | +23.9% |
| 2004 | 19.26 million ha | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 22.05 million ha | +14.5% |
| 2006 | 16.35 million ha | -25.9% |
| 2007 | 23.36 million ha | +42.9% |
| 2008 | 19.93 million ha | -14.7% |
| 2009 | 18.98 million ha | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 20.45 million ha | +7.8% |
| 2011 | 18.72 million ha | -8.5% |
| 2012 | 30.79 million ha | +64.5% |
| 2013 | 27.76 million ha | -9.8% |
| 2014 | 26.08 million ha | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 28.09 million ha | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 26.69 million ha | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 21.02 million ha | -21.2% |
| 2018 | 24.67 million ha | +17.4% |
| 2019 | 20.19 million ha | -18.2% |
| 2020 | 22.44 million ha | +11.1% |
| 2021 | 24.29 million ha | +8.2% |
| 2022 | 21.41 million ha | -11.9% |
| 2023 | 22.57 million ha | +5.4% |
| 2024 | 23.55 million ha | +4.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Grassland — Burned Area in Eastern Africa 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 | +871.3% | 1.48 million ha | 14.41 million ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.51 million ha | 1.82 million ha | 14.56 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.31 million ha | 1.48 million ha | 23.36 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.45 million ha | 18.72 million ha | 30.79 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.85 million ha | 21.41 million ha | 24.29 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
- 4 Sudan (former) 14.48 million ha compare
- 4 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 2.48 million ha compare
- 5 Angola 13.51 million ha compare
- 6 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1.51 million ha compare
- 6 South Sudan 8.35 million ha compare
- 7 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1.13 million ha compare
- 7 Brazil 6.54 million ha compare
- 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
More climate change data for Eastern Africa
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 2.15 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 337,539 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 111,806 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 225,733 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 421.91 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 8,062 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 36,052 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 19,110 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 16,942 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 72.11 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grassland — burned area in Eastern Africa?
- Grassland — burned area in Eastern Africa was 23.55 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland — burned area recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 30.79 million ha in 2012.
- What is the lowest grassland — burned area recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.48 million ha in 2000.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for grassland — burned area?
- Eastern Africa ranks 7th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — burned area rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Africa 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.