Grassland — Burned Area in United States of America
United States of America: Grassland — Burned Area was 2.06 million ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Grassland — Burned Area in United States of America, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for grassland — burned area in United States of America is 2.06 million ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 255.6% on the previous year and up 71.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — burned area in United States of America peaked at 2.18 million ha in 2012 and was at its lowest, 317,790 ha, in 1997.
That places United States of America 16th out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 United States of America, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.18 million ha | — |
| 1991 | 1.18 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.18 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.18 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.18 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.18 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 877,363 ha | -25.8% |
| 1997 | 317,790 ha | -63.8% |
| 1998 | 640,469 ha | +101.5% |
| 1999 | 614,150 ha | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 842,948 ha | +37.3% |
| 2001 | 584,577 ha | -30.7% |
| 2002 | 845,249 ha | +44.6% |
| 2003 | 941,565 ha | +11.4% |
| 2004 | 457,360 ha | -51.4% |
| 2005 | 1.24 million ha | +170.7% |
| 2006 | 2.07 million ha | +66.9% |
| 2007 | 1.50 million ha | -27.2% |
| 2008 | 1.21 million ha | -19.5% |
| 2009 | 1.13 million ha | -7.0% |
| 2010 | 727,257 ha | -35.5% |
| 2011 | 2.10 million ha | +189.4% |
| 2012 | 2.18 million ha | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 622,150 ha | -71.5% |
| 2014 | 1.20 million ha | +92.7% |
| 2015 | 850,671 ha | -29.1% |
| 2016 | 1.45 million ha | +71.0% |
| 2017 | 1.91 million ha | +31.4% |
| 2018 | 1.87 million ha | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 872,743 ha | -53.4% |
| 2020 | 2.10 million ha | +140.4% |
| 2021 | 1.26 million ha | -39.7% |
| 2022 | 1.25 million ha | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 578,658 ha | -53.7% |
| 2024 | 2.06 million ha | +255.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 954,885 ha | 317,790 ha | 1.18 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.08 million ha | 457,360 ha | 2.07 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.38 million ha | 622,150 ha | 2.18 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.45 million ha | 578,658 ha | 2.10 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
- 13 Madagascar 3.28 million ha compare
- 13 Melanesia 25,499 ha compare
- 14 Burkina Faso 3.26 million ha compare
- 14 Syrian Arab Republic 4,250 ha compare
- 15 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 881.25 ha compare
- 15 Senegal 3.12 million ha compare
- 16 Ghana 2.97 million ha compare
- 16 Timor-Leste 855.03 ha compare
- 17 Nigeria 2.88 million ha compare
- 17 Republic of Moldova 602.6 ha compare
- 18 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 ha
- 18 Mozambique 2.66 million ha compare
- 18 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0 ha
- 18 Micronesia 0 ha
- 18 Polynesia 0 ha
- 19 Congo 1.95 million ha compare
More climate change data for United States of America
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 10.76 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 274,482 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 60,922 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 213,560 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 229.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 7,627 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 107,381 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 89,068 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 18,313 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 336.11 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grassland — burned area in United States of America?
- Grassland — burned area in United States of America was 2.06 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland — burned area recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 2.18 million ha in 2012.
- What is the lowest grassland — burned area recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 317,790 ha in 1997.
- How does United States of America rank for grassland — burned area?
- United States of America ranks 16th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — burned area rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of 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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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.