Grassland — Burned Area in Sudan (former)
Sudan (former): Grassland — Burned Area was 14.48 million ha in 2011. ▲ Rising
Grassland — Burned Area in Sudan (former), 1990–2011
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for grassland — burned area in Sudan (former) is 14.48 million ha, measured in 2011.
That represents a change of up 11.6% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — burned area in Sudan (former) peaked at 19.62 million ha in 2005 and was at its lowest, 3.76 million ha, in 1997.
That places Sudan (former) 4th out of 220 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Grassland — Burned Area in Sudan (former), year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 16.58 million ha | — |
| 1991 | 16.58 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 16.58 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 16.58 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 16.58 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 16.58 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 4.30 million ha | -74.1% |
| 1997 | 3.76 million ha | -12.7% |
| 1998 | 4.61 million ha | +22.6% |
| 1999 | 5.13 million ha | +11.4% |
| 2000 | 3.89 million ha | -24.3% |
| 2001 | 12.23 million ha | +214.7% |
| 2002 | 18.03 million ha | +47.5% |
| 2003 | 16.86 million ha | -6.5% |
| 2004 | 18.64 million ha | +10.6% |
| 2005 | 19.62 million ha | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 16.56 million ha | -15.6% |
| 2007 | 19.10 million ha | +15.3% |
| 2008 | 16.26 million ha | -14.9% |
| 2009 | 17.66 million ha | +8.6% |
| 2010 | 12.98 million ha | -26.5% |
| 2011 | 14.48 million ha | +11.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Grassland — Burned Area in Sudan (former) 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 | +214.7% | 3.89 million ha | 12.23 million ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.73 million ha | 3.76 million ha | 16.58 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.88 million ha | 3.89 million ha | 19.62 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.73 million ha | 12.98 million ha | 14.48 million ha | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sudan (former)
- 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 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
- 7 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1.13 million ha compare
- 7 Brazil 6.54 million ha compare
More climate change data for Sudan (former)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 87.55 million kg (2011)
- Potatoes — Crop residues 0.0027 kt (2011)
- Maize (corn) — Crop residues 444,369 kg (2011)
- Maize (corn) — Crop residues 0.0086 kt (2011)
- Maize (corn) — Crop residues 0.007 kt (2011)
- Maize (corn) — Crop residues 0.0016 kt (2011)
- Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues 31,080 t (2011)
- Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues 0.0839 kt (2011)
- Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues 0.0022 kt (2011)
- Potatoes — Crop residues 0.0121 kt (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grassland — burned area in Sudan (former)?
- Grassland — burned area in Sudan (former) was 14.48 million ha in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland — burned area recorded in Sudan (former)?
- The highest recorded value was 19.62 million ha in 2005.
- What is the lowest grassland — burned area recorded in Sudan (former)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.76 million ha in 1997.
- How does Sudan (former) rank for grassland — burned area?
- Sudan (former) ranks 4th out of 220 countries with data for 2011.
- Is grassland — burned area rising or falling in Sudan (former)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sudan (former) 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.