Humid tropical forest — Burned Area in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area was 3.94 million ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area in Eastern Africa, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for humid tropical forest — burned area in Eastern Africa is 3.94 million ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 16.3% on the previous year and down 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, humid tropical forest — burned area in Eastern Africa peaked at 6.62 million ha in 2017 and was at its lowest, 473,001 ha, in 2000.
That places Eastern Africa 9th 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.
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area in Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.19 million ha | — |
| 1991 | 4.19 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 4.19 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 4.19 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 4.19 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 4.19 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 783,587 ha | -81.3% |
| 1997 | 774,892 ha | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 791,425 ha | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 812,264 ha | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 473,001 ha | -41.8% |
| 2001 | 2.86 million ha | +504.1% |
| 2002 | 3.14 million ha | +10.0% |
| 2003 | 4.71 million ha | +49.8% |
| 2004 | 4.96 million ha | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 5.57 million ha | +12.1% |
| 2006 | 4.55 million ha | -18.2% |
| 2007 | 4.64 million ha | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 5.24 million ha | +13.0% |
| 2009 | 4.71 million ha | -10.2% |
| 2010 | 5.90 million ha | +25.3% |
| 2011 | 5.84 million ha | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 6.07 million ha | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 5.56 million ha | -8.4% |
| 2014 | 5.53 million ha | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 6.30 million ha | +14.0% |
| 2016 | 6.25 million ha | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 6.62 million ha | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 5.67 million ha | -14.3% |
| 2019 | 5.58 million ha | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 5.25 million ha | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 4.61 million ha | -12.2% |
| 2022 | 4.16 million ha | -9.8% |
| 2023 | 3.39 million ha | -18.6% |
| 2024 | 3.94 million ha | +16.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.83 million ha | 774,892 ha | 4.19 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.08 million ha | 473,001 ha | 5.57 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.93 million ha | 5.53 million ha | 6.62 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.27 million ha | 3.39 million ha | 5.25 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
- 6 Mozambique 613,112 ha compare
- 7 Nepal 323,113 ha compare
- 8 Cambodia 312,392 ha compare
- 9 South Sudan 283,828 ha compare
- 10 Sudan (former) 274,784 ha compare
- 10 Viet Nam 28,063 ha compare
- 11 Thailand 226,406 ha compare
- 12 India 185,116 ha compare
- 12 Timor-Leste 0 ha compare
- 12 Türkiye 0 ha
More climate change data for Eastern Africa
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 337,539 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 111,806 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 225,733 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 421.91 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 8,062 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 36,052 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 19,110 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 16,942 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 72.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 605.08 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is humid tropical forest — burned area in Eastern Africa?
- Humid tropical forest — burned area in Eastern Africa was 3.94 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 Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 6.62 million ha in 2017.
- What is the lowest humid tropical forest — burned area recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 473,001 ha in 2000.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for humid tropical forest — burned area?
- Eastern Africa ranks 9th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is humid tropical forest — burned area rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Africa 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.