Humid tropical forest — Burned Area in Small island developing States (SIDS)

Small island developing States (SIDS): Humid tropical forest — Burned Area was 127,120 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
127,120 ha
Change on year
up 101.0%
Rank
9th
of 21 regions
All-time high
1.13 million ha
in 1997
All-time low
34,232 ha
in 2022
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Humid tropical forest — Burned Area in Small island developing States (SIDS), 1990–2024

0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M1990200720241990: 131.1k ha1991: 131.1k ha1992: 131.1k ha1993: 131.1k ha1994: 131.1k ha1995: 131.1k ha1996: 50.4k ha1997: 1.1M ha1998: 114.3k ha1999: 94.3k ha2000: 70.2k ha2001: 63.8k ha2002: 125.6k ha2003: 137.2k ha2004: 146.2k ha2005: 89.3k ha2006: 111.1k ha2007: 105.7k ha2008: 88.7k ha2009: 75.8k ha2010: 87.5k ha2011: 134.1k ha2012: 114.9k ha2013: 112.8k ha2014: 93.5k ha2015: 267.8k ha2016: 63.5k ha2017: 61.7k ha2018: 48.0k ha2019: 62.3k ha2020: 94.2k ha2021: 35.9k ha2022: 34.2k ha2023: 63.2k ha2024: 127.1k ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for humid tropical forest — burned area in Small island developing States (SIDS) is 127,120 ha, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 101.0% on the previous year and up 35.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, humid tropical forest — burned area in Small island developing States (SIDS) peaked at 1.13 million ha in 1997 and was at its lowest, 34,232 ha, in 2022.

Small island developing States (SIDS) ranks 9th of 21 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Humid tropical forest — Burned Area in Small island developing States (SIDS), year by year

Annual values for Humid tropical forest — Burned Area in Small island developing States (SIDS), 1990 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1990 131,119 ha
1991 131,119 ha +0.0%
1992 131,119 ha +0.0%
1993 131,119 ha +0.0%
1994 131,119 ha +0.0%
1995 131,119 ha +0.0%
1996 50,439 ha -61.5%
1997 1.13 million ha +2138.4%
1998 114,316 ha -89.9%
1999 94,260 ha -17.5%
2000 70,243 ha -25.5%
2001 63,815 ha -9.2%
2002 125,566 ha +96.8%
2003 137,249 ha +9.3%
2004 146,249 ha +6.6%
2005 89,282 ha -39.0%
2006 111,093 ha +24.4%
2007 105,713 ha -4.8%
2008 88,653 ha -16.1%
2009 75,806 ha -14.5%
2010 87,463 ha +15.4%
2011 134,095 ha +53.3%
2012 114,854 ha -14.3%
2013 112,792 ha -1.8%
2014 93,513 ha -17.1%
2015 267,801 ha +186.4%
2016 63,518 ha -76.3%
2017 61,711 ha -2.8%
2018 48,024 ha -22.2%
2019 62,318 ha +29.8%
2020 94,190 ha +51.1%
2021 35,872 ha -61.9%
2022 34,232 ha -4.6%
2023 63,236 ha +84.7%
2024 127,120 ha +101.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 217,476 ha 50,439 ha 1.13 million ha 10
2000s 101,367 ha 63,815 ha 146,249 ha 10
2010s 104,609 ha 48,024 ha 267,801 ha 10
2020s 70,930 ha 34,232 ha 127,120 ha 5

Countries ranked near Small island developing States (SIDS)

  1. 6 Mozambique 613,112 ha compare
  2. 7 Nepal 323,113 ha compare
  3. 8 Cambodia 312,392 ha compare
  4. 9 South Sudan 283,828 ha compare
  5. 10 Sudan (former) 274,784 ha compare
  6. 11 Thailand 226,406 ha compare
  7. 12 India 185,116 ha compare

See the full ranking of 270 places →

More climate change data for Small island developing States (SIDS)

All data for Small island developing States (SIDS) →

Frequently asked questions

What is humid tropical forest — burned area in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
Humid tropical forest — burned area in Small island developing States (SIDS) was 127,120 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest humid tropical forest — burned area recorded in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
The highest recorded value was 1.13 million ha in 1997.
What is the lowest humid tropical forest — burned area recorded in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
The lowest recorded value was 34,232 ha in 2022.
How does Small island developing States (SIDS) rank for humid tropical forest — burned area?
Small island developing States (SIDS) ranks 9th out of 21 regions with data for 2024.
Is humid tropical forest — burned area rising or falling in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
Over the last ten years it is up 35.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Small island developing States (SIDS) 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Humid tropical forest — Burned Area in Small island developing States (SIDS). Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 25 August 2026, from https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/humid-tropical-forest-burned-area-fao-tier-1/small-island-developing-states-sids/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/humid-tropical-forest-burned-area-fao-tier-1/small-island-developing-states-sids/">Humid tropical forest — Burned Area in Small island developing States (SIDS)</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
270 places, 9,224 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

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.