Grassland — Burned Area in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs): Grassland — Burned Area was 70.53 million ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Grassland — Burned Area in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, grassland — burned area in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) stood at 70.53 million ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — burned area in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) peaked at 93.95 million ha in 2005 and was at its lowest, 14.65 million ha, in 1997.
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 4th of 31 groups 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 Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 69.02 million ha | — |
| 1991 | 69.02 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 69.02 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 69.02 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 69.02 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 69.02 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 14.82 million ha | -78.5% |
| 1997 | 14.65 million ha | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 16.76 million ha | +14.4% |
| 1999 | 18.10 million ha | +8.0% |
| 2000 | 15.91 million ha | -12.1% |
| 2001 | 70.29 million ha | +341.8% |
| 2002 | 80.97 million ha | +15.2% |
| 2003 | 82.64 million ha | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 88.62 million ha | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 93.95 million ha | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 81.98 million ha | -12.7% |
| 2007 | 91.81 million ha | +12.0% |
| 2008 | 83.92 million ha | -8.6% |
| 2009 | 75.69 million ha | -9.8% |
| 2010 | 82.37 million ha | +8.8% |
| 2011 | 86.46 million ha | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 81.24 million ha | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 77.66 million ha | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 70.37 million ha | -9.4% |
| 2015 | 70.75 million ha | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 75.22 million ha | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 65.29 million ha | -13.2% |
| 2018 | 64.60 million ha | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 57.77 million ha | -10.6% |
| 2020 | 67.44 million ha | +16.8% |
| 2021 | 71.75 million ha | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 63.00 million ha | -12.2% |
| 2023 | 73.01 million ha | +15.9% |
| 2024 | 70.53 million ha | -3.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Grassland — Burned Area in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 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 | +341.8% | 15.91 million ha | 70.29 million ha |
| 1996 | -78.5% | 69.02 million ha | 14.82 million ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.85 million ha | 14.65 million ha | 69.02 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.58 million ha | 15.91 million ha | 93.95 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.17 million ha | 57.77 million ha | 86.46 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.14 million ha | 63.00 million ha | 73.01 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
- 1 OECD 21.84 million ha compare
- 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
More climate change data for Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 15.65 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.13 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 322,431 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 806,162 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,217 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 28,792 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 279,582 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 117,117 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 162,465 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 441.95 kt (2050)
All data for Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is grassland — burned area in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- Grassland — burned area in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) was 70.53 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland — burned area recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 93.95 million ha in 2005.
- What is the lowest grassland — burned area recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.65 million ha in 1997.
- How does Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank for grassland — burned area?
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 4th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — burned area rising or falling in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 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.