Grassland — Burned Area in Middle Africa

Middle Africa: Grassland — Burned Area was 23.59 million ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
23.59 million ha
Change on year
up 3.0%
Rank
2nd
of 22 regions
All-time high
31.10 million ha
in 2005
All-time low
3.58 million ha
in 1997
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Grassland — Burned Area in Middle Africa, 1990–2024

010.0M20.0M30.0M1990200720241990: 21.6M ha1991: 21.6M ha1992: 21.6M ha1993: 21.6M ha1994: 21.6M ha1995: 21.6M ha1996: 3.7M ha1997: 3.6M ha1998: 4.3M ha1999: 4.8M ha2000: 4.5M ha2001: 21.5M ha2002: 24.8M ha2003: 28.8M ha2004: 30.6M ha2005: 31.1M ha2006: 26.6M ha2007: 29.6M ha2008: 26.6M ha2009: 23.6M ha2010: 26.5M ha2011: 28.0M ha2012: 25.6M ha2013: 26.7M ha2014: 23.6M ha2015: 25.1M ha2016: 26.0M ha2017: 23.5M ha2018: 23.4M ha2019: 21.4M ha2020: 22.5M ha2021: 22.6M ha2022: 22.0M ha2023: 22.9M ha2024: 23.6M ha

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

Analysis

Middle Africa recorded 23.59 million ha for grassland — burned area in 2024.

That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, grassland — burned area in Middle Africa peaked at 31.10 million ha in 2005 and was at its lowest, 3.58 million ha, in 1997.

That places Middle Africa 2nd out of 22 regions with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Grassland — Burned Area in Middle Africa, year by year

Annual values for Grassland — Burned Area in Middle Africa, 1990 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1990 21.64 million ha
1991 21.64 million ha +0.0%
1992 21.64 million ha +0.0%
1993 21.64 million ha +0.0%
1994 21.64 million ha +0.0%
1995 21.64 million ha +0.0%
1996 3.66 million ha -83.1%
1997 3.58 million ha -2.3%
1998 4.27 million ha +19.2%
1999 4.81 million ha +12.6%
2000 4.53 million ha -5.8%
2001 21.51 million ha +375.2%
2002 24.84 million ha +15.5%
2003 28.82 million ha +16.0%
2004 30.60 million ha +6.2%
2005 31.10 million ha +1.6%
2006 26.62 million ha -14.4%
2007 29.65 million ha +11.4%
2008 26.61 million ha -10.3%
2009 23.58 million ha -11.4%
2010 26.54 million ha +12.6%
2011 27.97 million ha +5.4%
2012 25.60 million ha -8.5%
2013 26.67 million ha +4.2%
2014 23.56 million ha -11.6%
2015 25.14 million ha +6.7%
2016 26.02 million ha +3.5%
2017 23.51 million ha -9.7%
2018 23.39 million ha -0.5%
2019 21.39 million ha -8.5%
2020 22.47 million ha +5.0%
2021 22.57 million ha +0.4%
2022 21.97 million ha -2.7%
2023 22.89 million ha +4.2%
2024 23.59 million ha +3.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 14.61 million ha 3.58 million ha 21.64 million ha 10
2000s 24.79 million ha 4.53 million ha 31.10 million ha 10
2010s 24.98 million ha 21.39 million ha 27.97 million ha 10
2020s 22.70 million ha 21.97 million ha 23.59 million ha 5

Countries ranked near Middle Africa

  1. 1 OECD 21.84 million ha compare
  2. 2 Australia and New Zealand 19.49 million ha compare
  3. 3 Australia 19.49 million ha compare
  4. 4 Sudan (former) 14.48 million ha compare
  5. 5 Angola 13.51 million ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is grassland — burned area in Middle Africa?
Grassland — burned area in Middle Africa was 23.59 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest grassland — burned area recorded in Middle Africa?
The highest recorded value was 31.10 million ha in 2005.
What is the lowest grassland — burned area recorded in Middle Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 3.58 million ha in 1997.
How does Middle Africa rank for grassland — burned area?
Middle Africa ranks 2nd out of 22 regions with data for 2024.
Is grassland — burned area rising or falling in Middle Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Middle 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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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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