Grassland — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 in OECD
OECD: Grassland — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 was 21.84 million ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Grassland — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 in OECD, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for grassland — burned area — fao tier 1 in OECD is 21.84 million ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — burned area — fao tier 1 in OECD peaked at 40.74 million ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 6.67 million ha, in 1997.
OECD ranks 1st of 237 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.29 million ha | 6.67 million ha | 20.31 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.42 million ha | 17.45 million ha | 40.74 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.45 million ha | 11.87 million ha | 35.84 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.88 million ha | 10.88 million ha | 21.87 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near OECD
- 2 Australia and New Zealand 19.49 million ha compare
- 3 Australia 19.49 million ha compare
- 4 Sudan (former) 14.48 million ha compare
More climate change data for OECD
- Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass 72,286 million t (2025)
- Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) 147,607 kt (2025)
- Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest) -373,047 kt (2025)
- Carbon stock change in forests — Area — FAO TIER 1 1.12 million 1000 ha (2025)
- Net Forest conversion — Area — FAO TIER 1 757.39 1000 ha (2025)
- Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1 1.12 million 1000 ha (2025)
- Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) — FAO TIER 1 -520,654 kt (2025)
- Forest fires — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 192.31 kt (2024)
- Forest fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 83.61 million t (2024)
- Other forest — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 73.91 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grassland — burned area — fao tier 1 in OECD?
- Grassland — burned area — fao tier 1 in OECD was 21.84 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland — burned area — fao tier 1 recorded in OECD?
- The highest recorded value was 40.74 million ha in 2001.
- What is the lowest grassland — burned area — fao tier 1 recorded in OECD?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.67 million ha in 1997.
- How does OECD rank for grassland — burned area — fao tier 1?
- OECD ranks 1st out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — burned area — fao tier 1 rising or falling in OECD?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Grassland — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1. 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.