Grassland — Burned Area in South America
South America: Grassland — Burned Area was 11.92 million ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Grassland — Burned Area in South America, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, grassland — burned area in South America stood at 11.92 million ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 49.7% on the previous year and up 39.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — burned area in South America peaked at 14.95 million ha in 2007 and was at its lowest, 2.39 million ha, in 2000.
South America ranks 12th 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 South America, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.61 million ha | — |
| 1991 | 8.61 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 8.61 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 8.61 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 8.61 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 8.61 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 3.02 million ha | -65.0% |
| 1997 | 2.89 million ha | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 3.67 million ha | +27.3% |
| 1999 | 3.20 million ha | -12.8% |
| 2000 | 2.39 million ha | -25.3% |
| 2001 | 10.05 million ha | +320.5% |
| 2002 | 10.55 million ha | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 9.94 million ha | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 11.08 million ha | +11.4% |
| 2005 | 10.31 million ha | -7.0% |
| 2006 | 8.18 million ha | -20.7% |
| 2007 | 14.95 million ha | +82.9% |
| 2008 | 9.38 million ha | -37.3% |
| 2009 | 6.96 million ha | -25.8% |
| 2010 | 14.49 million ha | +108.1% |
| 2011 | 8.19 million ha | -43.5% |
| 2012 | 9.03 million ha | +10.3% |
| 2013 | 7.06 million ha | -21.8% |
| 2014 | 8.54 million ha | +20.9% |
| 2015 | 8.96 million ha | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 9.28 million ha | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 10.31 million ha | +11.1% |
| 2018 | 7.65 million ha | -25.8% |
| 2019 | 9.54 million ha | +24.7% |
| 2020 | 12.28 million ha | +28.7% |
| 2021 | 8.46 million ha | -31.1% |
| 2022 | 9.49 million ha | +12.1% |
| 2023 | 7.96 million ha | -16.1% |
| 2024 | 11.92 million ha | +49.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.44 million ha | 2.89 million ha | 8.61 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.38 million ha | 2.39 million ha | 14.95 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.31 million ha | 7.06 million ha | 14.49 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.02 million ha | 7.96 million ha | 12.28 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near South America
- 9 Sudan 5.10 million ha compare
- 10 Chad 4.49 million ha compare
- 11 South Africa 3.83 million ha compare
- 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
More climate change data for South America
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.01 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 224,200 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 781,384 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 846.04 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 27,907 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 123,748 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 96,422 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 27,326 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 363.86 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 975.93 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grassland — burned area in South America?
- Grassland — burned area in South America was 11.92 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland — burned area recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 14.95 million ha in 2007.
- What is the lowest grassland — burned area recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.39 million ha in 2000.
- How does South America rank for grassland — burned area?
- South America ranks 12th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — burned area rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South 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.