Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 0.8794 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Ethiopia, 1993–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for grassland — burned area, per square kilometre in Ethiopia is 0.8794 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 25.6% on the previous year and down 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — burned area, per square kilometre in Ethiopia peaked at 1.25 ha per square kilometre in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.2224 ha per square kilometre, in 2000.
That places Ethiopia 33rd out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.9067 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1994 | 0.9067 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.9067 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2462 ha per square kilometre | -72.8% |
| 1997 | 0.2533 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.3517 ha per square kilometre | +38.9% |
| 1999 | 0.3271 ha per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2224 ha per square kilometre | -32.0% |
| 2001 | 0.7422 ha per square kilometre | +233.7% |
| 2002 | 1.02 ha per square kilometre | +37.6% |
| 2003 | 0.9739 ha per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 0.9451 ha per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 1.1 ha per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 2006 | 0.8294 ha per square kilometre | -24.8% |
| 2007 | 1.08 ha per square kilometre | +30.3% |
| 2008 | 0.8826 ha per square kilometre | -18.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9563 ha per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 1.02 ha per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 0.9578 ha per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 1.25 ha per square kilometre | +30.3% |
| 2013 | 1.21 ha per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.843 ha per square kilometre | -30.1% |
| 2015 | 1.03 ha per square kilometre | +22.6% |
| 2016 | 0.9275 ha per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 2017 | 0.781 ha per square kilometre | -15.8% |
| 2018 | 0.8411 ha per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2019 | 0.7971 ha per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 0.8861 ha per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 2021 | 0.8661 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.6999 ha per square kilometre | -19.2% |
| 2023 | 0.8794 ha per square kilometre | +25.6% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 0.8794 ha per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.04 ha per square kilometre, 85% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 0.8794 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.04 ha per square kilometre, 43% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre 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 | +233.7% | 0.2224 ha per square kilometre | 0.7422 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5569 ha per square kilometre | 0.2462 ha per square kilometre | 0.9067 ha per square kilometre | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.8757 ha per square kilometre | 0.2224 ha per square kilometre | 1.1 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9655 ha per square kilometre | 0.781 ha per square kilometre | 1.25 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8329 ha per square kilometre | 0.6999 ha per square kilometre | 0.8861 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 30 Gabon 1.13 ha per square kilometre compare
- 31 Barbados 1.04 ha per square kilometre compare
- 32 Belize 1.03 ha per square kilometre compare
- 34 Guinea-Bissau 0.7893 ha per square kilometre compare
- 35 Nicaragua 0.6776 ha per square kilometre compare
- 36 Cameroon 0.6585 ha per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in Ethiopia?
- Grassland — burned area, per square kilometre in Ethiopia was 0.8794 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest grassland — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.25 ha per square kilometre in 2012.
- What is the lowest grassland — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2224 ha per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Ethiopia rank for grassland — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Ethiopia ranks 33rd out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is grassland — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Grassland — Burned Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Grassland — Burned Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Grassland — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.