Humid tropical forest — Burned Area in World
World: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area was 26.50 million ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area in World, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, humid tropical forest — burned area in World stood at 26.50 million ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 55.6% on the previous year and up 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, humid tropical forest — burned area in World peaked at 30.15 million ha in 2010 and was at its lowest, 7.26 million ha, in 2000.
That places World 1st out of 31 regions with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.50 million ha | 8.58 million ha | 20.72 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.99 million ha | 7.26 million ha | 26.99 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.48 million ha | 18.91 million ha | 30.15 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.31 million ha | 17.03 million ha | 26.50 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near World
More climate change data for World
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4.94 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1.27 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3.67 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4,791 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 130,918 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.64 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 957,726 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 685,096 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3,614 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 24,468 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is humid tropical forest — burned area in World?
- Humid tropical forest — burned area in World was 26.50 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 30.15 million ha in 2010.
- What is the lowest humid tropical forest — burned area recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.26 million ha in 2000.
- How does World rank for humid tropical forest — burned area?
- World ranks 1st out of 31 regions with data for 2024.
- Is humid tropical forest — burned area rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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.