Humid tropical forest — Burned Area in South Sudan
South Sudan: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area was 283,828 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area in South Sudan, 2012–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for humid tropical forest — burned area in South Sudan is 283,828 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 14.3% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, humid tropical forest — burned area in South Sudan peaked at 528,571 ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 105,474 ha, in 2015.
That places South Sudan 9th out of 218 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 171,663 ha | — |
| 2013 | 224,240 ha | +30.6% |
| 2014 | 280,260 ha | +25.0% |
| 2015 | 105,474 ha | -62.4% |
| 2016 | 169,079 ha | +60.3% |
| 2017 | 158,840 ha | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 192,205 ha | +21.0% |
| 2019 | 135,549 ha | -29.5% |
| 2020 | 528,571 ha | +289.9% |
| 2021 | 337,753 ha | -36.1% |
| 2022 | 280,877 ha | -16.8% |
| 2023 | 248,411 ha | -11.6% |
| 2024 | 283,828 ha | +14.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 179,664 ha | 105,474 ha | 280,260 ha | 8 |
| 2020s | 335,888 ha | 248,411 ha | 528,571 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
More climate change data for South Sudan
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 30,624 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 9,725 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 20,899 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 36.7 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 746.39 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 0 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 130.58 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 4.66 kt (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is humid tropical forest — burned area in South Sudan?
- Humid tropical forest — burned area in South Sudan was 283,828 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 Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 528,571 ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest humid tropical forest — burned area recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 105,474 ha in 2015.
- How does South Sudan rank for humid tropical forest — burned area?
- South Sudan ranks 9th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is humid tropical forest — burned area rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Sudan 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.