Humid tropical forest — Burned Area in Americas
Americas: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area was 12.11 million ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area in Americas, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Americas recorded 12.11 million ha for humid tropical forest — burned area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 265.1% on the previous year and up 720.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, humid tropical forest — burned area in Americas peaked at 12.11 million ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.15 million ha, in 2000.
That places Americas 4th out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area in Americas, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.55 million ha | — |
| 1991 | 3.55 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 3.55 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 3.55 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 3.55 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 3.55 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.92 million ha | -46.1% |
| 1997 | 2.27 million ha | +18.3% |
| 1998 | 3.91 million ha | +72.5% |
| 1999 | 3.35 million ha | -14.3% |
| 2000 | 1.15 million ha | -65.6% |
| 2001 | 1.89 million ha | +63.6% |
| 2002 | 3.98 million ha | +111.0% |
| 2003 | 4.16 million ha | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 5.45 million ha | +31.0% |
| 2005 | 5.35 million ha | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 3.11 million ha | -41.7% |
| 2007 | 6.31 million ha | +102.7% |
| 2008 | 2.23 million ha | -64.6% |
| 2009 | 1.25 million ha | -44.0% |
| 2010 | 7.72 million ha | +517.0% |
| 2011 | 2.09 million ha | -72.9% |
| 2012 | 2.48 million ha | +19.0% |
| 2013 | 1.34 million ha | -46.1% |
| 2014 | 1.48 million ha | +10.2% |
| 2015 | 2.87 million ha | +94.6% |
| 2016 | 2.59 million ha | -10.0% |
| 2017 | 3.11 million ha | +20.2% |
| 2018 | 1.38 million ha | -55.5% |
| 2019 | 4.32 million ha | +212.8% |
| 2020 | 5.22 million ha | +20.6% |
| 2021 | 3.32 million ha | -36.4% |
| 2022 | 3.33 million ha | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 3.32 million ha | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 12.11 million ha | +265.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Humid tropical forest — Burned Area in Americas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +517.0% | 1.25 million ha | 7.72 million ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.28 million ha | 1.92 million ha | 3.91 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.49 million ha | 1.15 million ha | 6.31 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.94 million ha | 1.34 million ha | 7.72 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.46 million ha | 3.32 million ha | 12.11 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Americas
- 1 Brazil 5.25 million ha compare
- 2 Zambia 2.66 million ha compare
- 3 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 5.83 million ha compare
- 3 Central African Republic 2.29 million ha compare
- 4 Angola 1.76 million ha compare
- 4 Democratic Republic of the Congo 3.46 million ha compare
- 5 Myanmar 996,881 ha compare
- 6 Mozambique 613,112 ha compare
- 6 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 294,077 ha compare
- 7 Nepal 323,113 ha compare
- 7 United Republic of Tanzania 275,207 ha compare
More climate change data for Americas
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 28.70 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.51 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 342,967 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1.17 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,294 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 41,659 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 273,211 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 222,184 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 51,028 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 838.43 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is humid tropical forest — burned area in Americas?
- Humid tropical forest — burned area in Americas was 12.11 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest humid tropical forest — burned area recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 12.11 million ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest humid tropical forest — burned area recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.15 million ha in 2000.
- How does Americas rank for humid tropical forest — burned area?
- Americas ranks 4th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is humid tropical forest — burned area rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 720.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Americas data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Humid tropical forest — 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.