Humid tropical forest — Burned Area in South-Eastern Asia
South-Eastern Asia: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area was 1.88 million ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area in South-Eastern Asia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, humid tropical forest — burned area in South-Eastern Asia stood at 1.88 million ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.6% on the previous year and down 44.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, humid tropical forest — burned area in South-Eastern Asia peaked at 4.82 million ha in 2004 and was at its lowest, 791,144 ha, in 2000.
South-Eastern Asia ranks 10th of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area in South-Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.60 million ha | — |
| 1991 | 2.60 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2.60 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2.60 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2.60 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2.60 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.03 million ha | -60.2% |
| 1997 | 4.79 million ha | +362.9% |
| 1998 | 4.32 million ha | -9.8% |
| 1999 | 1.47 million ha | -65.9% |
| 2000 | 791,144 ha | -46.2% |
| 2001 | 821,861 ha | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 1.84 million ha | +124.5% |
| 2003 | 2.67 million ha | +44.7% |
| 2004 | 4.82 million ha | +80.5% |
| 2005 | 2.78 million ha | -42.2% |
| 2006 | 2.84 million ha | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 4.18 million ha | +47.3% |
| 2008 | 2.13 million ha | -49.1% |
| 2009 | 3.41 million ha | +60.5% |
| 2010 | 3.37 million ha | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 2.21 million ha | -34.3% |
| 2012 | 2.78 million ha | +25.8% |
| 2013 | 2.29 million ha | -17.7% |
| 2014 | 3.36 million ha | +46.8% |
| 2015 | 3.53 million ha | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 2.08 million ha | -41.0% |
| 2017 | 2.16 million ha | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 1.78 million ha | -17.8% |
| 2019 | 2.62 million ha | +47.6% |
| 2020 | 3.26 million ha | +24.3% |
| 2021 | 2.45 million ha | -24.8% |
| 2022 | 1.25 million ha | -48.8% |
| 2023 | 2.43 million ha | +93.8% |
| 2024 | 1.88 million ha | -22.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.72 million ha | 1.03 million ha | 4.79 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.63 million ha | 791,144 ha | 4.82 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.62 million ha | 1.78 million ha | 3.53 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.25 million ha | 1.25 million ha | 3.26 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near South-Eastern Asia
More climate change data for South-Eastern Asia
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 257,338 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 76,654 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 180,684 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 289.26 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6,453 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 314,811 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 66,764 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 248,048 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 251.94 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 8,859 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is humid tropical forest — burned area in South-Eastern Asia?
- Humid tropical forest — burned area in South-Eastern Asia was 1.88 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 South-Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.82 million ha in 2004.
- What is the lowest humid tropical forest — burned area recorded in South-Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 791,144 ha in 2000.
- How does South-Eastern Asia rank for humid tropical forest — burned area?
- South-Eastern Asia ranks 10th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is humid tropical forest — burned area rising or falling in South-Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South-Eastern Asia 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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About this data
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.