Grassland — Burned Area in Northern America
Northern America: Grassland — Burned Area was 2.11 million ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Grassland — Burned Area in Northern America, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for grassland — burned area in Northern America is 2.11 million ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 202.8% on the previous year and up 70.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — burned area in Northern America peaked at 2.25 million ha in 2012 and was at its lowest, 379,687 ha, in 1997.
Northern America ranks 15th of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Grassland — Burned Area in Northern America, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.25 million ha | — |
| 1991 | 1.25 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.25 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.25 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.25 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.25 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 937,520 ha | -25.0% |
| 1997 | 379,687 ha | -59.5% |
| 1998 | 1.04 million ha | +173.8% |
| 1999 | 679,720 ha | -34.6% |
| 2000 | 872,959 ha | +28.4% |
| 2001 | 596,002 ha | -31.7% |
| 2002 | 898,608 ha | +50.8% |
| 2003 | 1.02 million ha | +13.8% |
| 2004 | 501,632 ha | -51.0% |
| 2005 | 1.26 million ha | +151.4% |
| 2006 | 2.15 million ha | +70.7% |
| 2007 | 1.53 million ha | -29.0% |
| 2008 | 1.23 million ha | -19.3% |
| 2009 | 1.16 million ha | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 780,621 ha | -32.9% |
| 2011 | 2.18 million ha | +179.7% |
| 2012 | 2.25 million ha | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 669,191 ha | -70.2% |
| 2014 | 1.24 million ha | +84.8% |
| 2015 | 922,381 ha | -25.4% |
| 2016 | 1.48 million ha | +60.3% |
| 2017 | 2.08 million ha | +40.5% |
| 2018 | 1.96 million ha | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 896,250 ha | -54.2% |
| 2020 | 2.11 million ha | +134.9% |
| 2021 | 1.36 million ha | -35.4% |
| 2022 | 1.28 million ha | -6.2% |
| 2023 | 696,270 ha | -45.4% |
| 2024 | 2.11 million ha | +202.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.05 million ha | 379,687 ha | 1.25 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.12 million ha | 501,632 ha | 2.15 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.44 million ha | 669,191 ha | 2.25 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.51 million ha | 696,270 ha | 2.11 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
- 12 Zambia 3.59 million ha compare
- 13 Madagascar 3.28 million ha compare
- 14 Burkina Faso 3.26 million ha compare
- 15 Senegal 3.12 million ha compare
- 16 Ghana 2.97 million ha compare
- 17 Nigeria 2.88 million ha compare
- 18 Mozambique 2.66 million ha compare
More climate change data for Northern America
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 318,841 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 70,553 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 248,289 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 266.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 8,867 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 124,612 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 105,892 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 18,720 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 399.59 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 668.56 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grassland — burned area in Northern America?
- Grassland — burned area in Northern America was 2.11 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland — burned area recorded in Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 2.25 million ha in 2012.
- What is the lowest grassland — burned area recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 379,687 ha in 1997.
- How does Northern America rank for grassland — burned area?
- Northern America ranks 15th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — burned area rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern America 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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About this data
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.