Humid tropical forest — Burned Area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Humid tropical forest — Burned Area was 7.81 million ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 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 Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) is 7.81 million ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and down 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, humid tropical forest — burned area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 12.66 million ha in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2.90 million ha, in 1996.
That places Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 8th out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9.39 million ha | — |
| 1991 | 9.39 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 9.39 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 9.39 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 9.39 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 9.39 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2.90 million ha | -69.1% |
| 1997 | 3.69 million ha | +27.1% |
| 1998 | 4.72 million ha | +28.1% |
| 1999 | 4.05 million ha | -14.3% |
| 2000 | 3.11 million ha | -23.1% |
| 2001 | 7.83 million ha | +151.7% |
| 2002 | 8.56 million ha | +9.3% |
| 2003 | 12.00 million ha | +40.2% |
| 2004 | 10.77 million ha | -10.3% |
| 2005 | 12.66 million ha | +17.5% |
| 2006 | 11.72 million ha | -7.4% |
| 2007 | 11.56 million ha | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 11.68 million ha | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 10.08 million ha | -13.7% |
| 2010 | 11.93 million ha | +18.3% |
| 2011 | 12.63 million ha | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 12.29 million ha | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 11.25 million ha | -8.5% |
| 2014 | 10.22 million ha | -9.1% |
| 2015 | 10.61 million ha | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 12.26 million ha | +15.5% |
| 2017 | 11.33 million ha | -7.5% |
| 2018 | 10.13 million ha | -10.6% |
| 2019 | 10.64 million ha | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 10.39 million ha | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 9.89 million ha | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 9.04 million ha | -8.5% |
| 2023 | 7.49 million ha | -17.1% |
| 2024 | 7.81 million ha | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.17 million ha | 2.90 million ha | 9.39 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.00 million ha | 3.11 million ha | 12.66 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.33 million ha | 10.13 million ha | 12.63 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.92 million ha | 7.49 million ha | 10.39 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
- 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
- 8 Cambodia 312,392 ha compare
- 8 Lao People's Democratic Republic 273,830 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
- 11 Melanesia 7,758 ha compare
More climate change data for Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 4.42 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 695,675 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 220,340 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 475,335 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 831.47 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 16,976 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 79,460 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 40,176 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 39,284 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 151.61 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is humid tropical forest — burned area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Humid tropical forest — burned area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) was 7.81 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 Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 12.66 million ha in 2005.
- What is the lowest humid tropical forest — burned area recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.90 million ha in 1996.
- How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for humid tropical forest — burned area?
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 8th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is humid tropical forest — burned area rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 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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