Grassland — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 in World
World: Grassland — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 was 116.98 million ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Grassland — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 in World, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
World recorded 116.98 million ha for grassland — burned area — fao tier 1 in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — burned area — fao tier 1 in World peaked at 163.56 million ha in 2004 and was at its lowest, 34.48 million ha, in 1997.
World ranks 1st of 36 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 85.64 million ha | 34.48 million ha | 118.02 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 137.35 million ha | 43.24 million ha | 163.56 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 124.46 million ha | 105.91 million ha | 146.74 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 112.41 million ha | 105.07 million ha | 117.04 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near World
- 1 OECD 21.84 million ha compare
- 2 Australia and New Zealand 19.49 million ha compare
- 3 Australia 19.49 million ha compare
- 4 Sudan (former) 14.48 million ha compare
More climate change data for World
- Population growth 0.9% (2025)
- Population, total 8.22 billion (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.4% (2025)
- Urban population 4.75 billion (2025)
- Urban population 57.8% (2025)
- Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass 313,534 million t (2025)
- Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1 4.14 million 1000 ha (2025)
- Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) — FAO TIER 1 -3.60 million kt (2025)
- Net Forest conversion — Area — FAO TIER 1 9,647 1000 ha (2025)
- Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) 2.81 million kt (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grassland — burned area — fao tier 1 in World?
- Grassland — burned area — fao tier 1 in World was 116.98 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland — burned area — fao tier 1 recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 163.56 million ha in 2004.
- What is the lowest grassland — burned area — fao tier 1 recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.48 million ha in 1997.
- How does World rank for grassland — burned area — fao tier 1?
- World ranks 1st out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — burned area — fao tier 1 rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Grassland — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1. 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.