Grassland — Burned Area, per capita in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Grassland — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0073 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Grassland — Burned Area, per capita in Ethiopia, 1993–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, grassland — burned area, per capita in Ethiopia stood at 0.0073 ha per person.
That represents a change of down 5.8% on the previous year and down 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — burned area, per capita in Ethiopia peaked at 0.0169 ha per person in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.0033 ha per person, in 2000.
That places Ethiopia 43rd out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Grassland — Burned Area, per capita in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.0169 ha per person | — |
| 1994 | 0.0163 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0158 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0041 ha per person | -73.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0041 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0056 ha per person | +34.6% |
| 1999 | 0.005 ha per person | -9.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0033 ha per person | -34.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0107 ha per person | +223.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0143 ha per person | +33.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0132 ha per person | -7.4% |
| 2004 | 0.014 ha per person | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0159 ha per person | +13.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0116 ha per person | -27.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0147 ha per person | +26.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0116 ha per person | -20.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0123 ha per person | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0127 ha per person | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0116 ha per person | -8.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0147 ha per person | +26.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0138 ha per person | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0094 ha per person | -31.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0112 ha per person | +19.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0098 ha per person | -12.6% |
| 2017 | 0.008 ha per person | -18.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0084 ha per person | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0078 ha per person | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0084 ha per person | +8.2% |
| 2021 | 0.008 ha per person | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0063 ha per person | -21.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0077 ha per person | +22.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0073 ha per person | -5.8% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 0.0073 ha per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0092 ha per person, 79% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 0.0073 ha per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0356 ha per person, 20% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Grassland — Burned Area, per capita in Ethiopia 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 | +223.7% | 0.0033 ha per person | 0.0107 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0097 ha per person | 0.0041 ha per person | 0.0169 ha per person | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.0122 ha per person | 0.0033 ha per person | 0.0159 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0108 ha per person | 0.0078 ha per person | 0.0147 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0075 ha per person | 0.0063 ha per person | 0.0084 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More climate change data for Ethiopia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 467.87 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 87,053 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 27,625 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 59,429 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 104.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2,122 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,042 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,650 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 392.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 17.55 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grassland — burned area, per capita in Ethiopia?
- Grassland — burned area, per capita in Ethiopia was 0.0073 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest grassland — burned area, per capita recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0169 ha per person in 1993.
- What is the lowest grassland — burned area, per capita recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0033 ha per person in 2000.
- How does Ethiopia rank for grassland — burned area, per capita?
- Ethiopia ranks 43rd out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Grassland — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Grassland — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Grassland — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Grassland — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Grassland — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.