Grassland — Burned Area in Togo
Togo: Grassland — Burned Area was 333,585 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Grassland — Burned Area in Togo, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Togo recorded 333,585 ha for grassland — burned area in 2024.
That represents a change of up 43.6% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — burned area in Togo peaked at 658,606 ha in 2005 and was at its lowest, 29,258 ha, in 1996.
Togo ranks 35th of 220 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Grassland — Burned Area in Togo, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 304,913 ha | — |
| 1991 | 304,913 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 304,913 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 304,913 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 304,913 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 304,913 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 29,258 ha | -90.4% |
| 1997 | 49,078 ha | +67.7% |
| 1998 | 96,253 ha | +96.1% |
| 1999 | 61,447 ha | -36.2% |
| 2000 | 46,294 ha | -24.7% |
| 2001 | 278,767 ha | +502.2% |
| 2002 | 333,510 ha | +19.6% |
| 2003 | 388,387 ha | +16.5% |
| 2004 | 286,974 ha | -26.1% |
| 2005 | 658,606 ha | +129.5% |
| 2006 | 416,028 ha | -36.8% |
| 2007 | 321,922 ha | -22.6% |
| 2008 | 392,837 ha | +22.0% |
| 2009 | 378,783 ha | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 349,094 ha | -7.8% |
| 2011 | 495,866 ha | +42.0% |
| 2012 | 296,446 ha | -40.2% |
| 2013 | 370,276 ha | +24.9% |
| 2014 | 305,378 ha | -17.5% |
| 2015 | 376,635 ha | +23.3% |
| 2016 | 397,732 ha | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 375,692 ha | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 202,682 ha | -46.1% |
| 2019 | 316,115 ha | +56.0% |
| 2020 | 337,516 ha | +6.8% |
| 2021 | 272,420 ha | -19.3% |
| 2022 | 442,501 ha | +62.4% |
| 2023 | 232,381 ha | -47.5% |
| 2024 | 333,585 ha | +43.6% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 333,585 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 44,722 ha, 7.5× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Togo's 333,585 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 491,367 ha, 68% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Grassland — Burned Area in Togo 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 | +502.2% | 46,294 ha | 278,767 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 206,552 ha | 29,258 ha | 304,913 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 350,211 ha | 46,294 ha | 658,606 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 348,592 ha | 202,682 ha | 495,866 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 323,681 ha | 232,381 ha | 442,501 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Togo
More climate change data for Togo
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 788,262 kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,150 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,390 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,760 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 5.25 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 62.85 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 229.74 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 160.56 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 69.18 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.6059 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grassland — burned area in Togo?
- Grassland — burned area in Togo was 333,585 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland — burned area recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 658,606 ha in 2005.
- What is the lowest grassland — burned area recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 29,258 ha in 1996.
- How does Togo rank for grassland — burned area?
- Togo ranks 35th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — burned area rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Togo 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.