Grassland — Burned Area in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)
Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs): Grassland — Burned Area was 34.28 million ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Grassland — Burned Area in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs), 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for grassland — burned area in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) is 34.28 million ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.5% on the previous year and down 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — burned area in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) peaked at 55.54 million ha in 2002 and was at its lowest, 11.56 million ha, in 2000.
Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) ranks 6th 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 Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs), year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 25.29 million ha | — |
| 1991 | 25.29 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 32.39 million ha | +28.1% |
| 1993 | 33.30 million ha | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 33.30 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 33.30 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 12.73 million ha | -61.8% |
| 1997 | 14.39 million ha | +13.1% |
| 1998 | 15.08 million ha | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 13.52 million ha | -10.3% |
| 2000 | 11.56 million ha | -14.5% |
| 2001 | 35.65 million ha | +208.5% |
| 2002 | 55.54 million ha | +55.8% |
| 2003 | 40.64 million ha | -26.8% |
| 2004 | 48.31 million ha | +18.9% |
| 2005 | 49.57 million ha | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 48.40 million ha | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 42.57 million ha | -12.0% |
| 2008 | 46.07 million ha | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 31.76 million ha | -31.1% |
| 2010 | 48.96 million ha | +54.2% |
| 2011 | 40.08 million ha | -18.1% |
| 2012 | 47.08 million ha | +17.5% |
| 2013 | 40.69 million ha | -13.6% |
| 2014 | 42.55 million ha | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 45.50 million ha | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 42.12 million ha | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 47.74 million ha | +13.3% |
| 2018 | 37.47 million ha | -21.5% |
| 2019 | 36.06 million ha | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 36.78 million ha | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 43.89 million ha | +19.3% |
| 2022 | 34.31 million ha | -21.8% |
| 2023 | 39.64 million ha | +15.5% |
| 2024 | 34.28 million ha | -13.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Grassland — Burned Area in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 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 | +208.5% | 11.56 million ha | 35.65 million ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.86 million ha | 12.73 million ha | 33.30 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.01 million ha | 11.56 million ha | 55.54 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.83 million ha | 36.06 million ha | 48.96 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.78 million ha | 34.28 million ha | 43.89 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)
- 3 Australia 19.49 million ha compare
- 3 United Republic of Tanzania 2.91 million ha compare
- 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
More climate change data for Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 3.82 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 537,618 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 157,414 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 380,204 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 594.01 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 13,579 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 51,187 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 33,999 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 17,188 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 128.3 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grassland — burned area in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
- Grassland — burned area in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) was 34.28 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland — burned area recorded in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 55.54 million ha in 2002.
- What is the lowest grassland — burned area recorded in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.56 million ha in 2000.
- How does Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) rank for grassland — burned area?
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) ranks 6th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — burned area rising or falling in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 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.