Grassland — Burned Area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Grassland — Burned Area was 50.08 million ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Grassland — Burned Area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) recorded 50.08 million ha for grassland — burned area in 2024.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — burned area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 69.53 million ha in 2005 and was at its lowest, 10.42 million ha, in 1997.
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 5th 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 Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 49.98 million ha | — |
| 1991 | 49.98 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 50.02 million ha | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 50.02 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 50.02 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 50.02 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 11.02 million ha | -78.0% |
| 1997 | 10.42 million ha | -5.4% |
| 1998 | 12.94 million ha | +24.1% |
| 1999 | 14.53 million ha | +12.3% |
| 2000 | 11.79 million ha | -18.9% |
| 2001 | 50.31 million ha | +326.9% |
| 2002 | 57.80 million ha | +14.9% |
| 2003 | 58.96 million ha | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 64.16 million ha | +8.8% |
| 2005 | 69.53 million ha | +8.4% |
| 2006 | 59.64 million ha | -14.2% |
| 2007 | 67.25 million ha | +12.8% |
| 2008 | 60.30 million ha | -10.3% |
| 2009 | 56.69 million ha | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 55.93 million ha | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 55.73 million ha | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 56.18 million ha | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 54.35 million ha | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 49.17 million ha | -9.5% |
| 2015 | 50.14 million ha | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 54.73 million ha | +9.2% |
| 2017 | 45.17 million ha | -17.5% |
| 2018 | 47.44 million ha | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 41.67 million ha | -12.2% |
| 2020 | 49.45 million ha | +18.7% |
| 2021 | 49.75 million ha | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 43.31 million ha | -12.9% |
| 2023 | 48.07 million ha | +11.0% |
| 2024 | 50.08 million ha | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.90 million ha | 10.42 million ha | 50.02 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.64 million ha | 11.79 million ha | 69.53 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.05 million ha | 41.67 million ha | 56.18 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.13 million ha | 43.31 million ha | 50.08 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
- 2 Australia and New Zealand 19.49 million ha compare
- 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
More climate change data for Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 4.42 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 695,675 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 220,340 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 475,335 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 831.47 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 16,976 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 79,460 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 40,176 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 39,284 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 151.61 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grassland — burned area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Grassland — burned area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) was 50.08 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland — burned area recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 69.53 million ha in 2005.
- What is the lowest grassland — burned area recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.42 million ha in 1997.
- How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for grassland — burned area?
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 5th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — burned area rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 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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