Grassland — Burned Area in South Sudan
South Sudan: Grassland — Burned Area was 8.35 million ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Grassland — Burned Area in South Sudan, 2012–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
South Sudan recorded 8.35 million ha for grassland — burned area in 2024.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — burned area in South Sudan peaked at 11.29 million ha in 2012 and was at its lowest, 6.09 million ha, in 2019.
That places South Sudan 6th out of 220 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Grassland — Burned Area in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 11.29 million ha | — |
| 2013 | 10.63 million ha | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 9.45 million ha | -11.1% |
| 2015 | 10.74 million ha | +13.6% |
| 2016 | 10.49 million ha | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 7.98 million ha | -23.9% |
| 2018 | 10.46 million ha | +31.1% |
| 2019 | 6.09 million ha | -41.8% |
| 2020 | 8.41 million ha | +38.3% |
| 2021 | 8.99 million ha | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 6.25 million ha | -30.4% |
| 2023 | 8.21 million ha | +31.3% |
| 2024 | 8.35 million ha | +1.7% |
South Sudan compared with similar countries
- South Sudan's 8.35 million ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 348,840 ha, 23.9× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- South Sudan's 8.35 million ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 491,367 ha, 17.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.64 million ha | 6.09 million ha | 11.29 million ha | 8 |
| 2020s | 8.04 million ha | 6.25 million ha | 8.99 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
- 3 Australia 19.49 million ha compare
- 3 United Republic of Tanzania 2.91 million ha compare
- 4 Sudan (former) 14.48 million ha
- 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
- 7 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1.13 million ha compare
- 7 Brazil 6.54 million ha compare
- 8 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 170,226 ha compare
- 8 Mali 6.42 million ha compare
- 9 Sudan 5.10 million ha compare
More climate change data for South Sudan
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 0 kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 30,624 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 9,725 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 20,899 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 36.7 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 746.39 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 0 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 130.58 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grassland — burned area in South Sudan?
- Grassland — burned area in South Sudan was 8.35 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland — burned area recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 11.29 million ha in 2012.
- What is the lowest grassland — burned area recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.09 million ha in 2019.
- How does South Sudan rank for grassland — burned area?
- South Sudan ranks 6th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — burned area rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Sudan 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.