Open shrubland — Burned Area by country
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.
Countries reporting
152
Highest
11.84 million ha
OECD
Lowest
0 ha
Réunion
Median
0 ha
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
9,224
What the numbers show
Open shrubland — Burned Area is currently reported for 152 countries. The highest value is 11.84 million ha in OECD; the lowest is 0 ha in Réunion.
The median across all reporting countries is 0 ha, and the mean is 249,922 ha.
Over the past decade 21 countries rose and 36 fell. The largest increase was in Mali (up 18,050.8%), and the largest decrease in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) (down 100.0%).
Open shrubland — Burned Area: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OECD | 11.84 million ha | 2024 | down 28.9% | volatile |
| 2 | Australia | 11.72 million ha | 2024 | down 28.9% | volatile |
| 2 | Australia and New Zealand | 11.72 million ha | 2024 | down 28.9% | volatile |
| 2 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 146,868 ha | 2024 | up 294.5% | volatile |
| 4 | Russian Federation | 1.02 million ha | 2024 | up 711.9% | volatile |
| 4 | Syrian Arab Republic | 63,138 ha | 2024 | up 7,848.6% | volatile |
| 5 | Botswana | 924,078 ha | 2024 | up 116.8% | volatile |
| 6 | South Africa | 159,213 ha | 2024 | up 94.3% | volatile |
| 6 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 7,358 ha | 2024 | up 240.5% | volatile |
| 7 | Iraq | 93,236 ha | 2024 | up 1,037.2% | volatile |
| 7 | Türkiye | 1,976 ha | 2024 | up 338.1% | volatile |
| 8 | Argentina | 50,420 ha | 2024 | down 47.7% | volatile |
| 8 | Melanesia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Polynesia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Viet Nam | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 8 | United Republic of Tanzania | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Angola | 45,448 ha | 2024 | down 36.9% | falling |
| 10 | Namibia | 40,003 ha | 2024 | down 70.2% | volatile |
| 11 | Canada | 37,062 ha | 2024 | down 71.4% | volatile |
| 12 | Mexico | 18,782 ha | 2024 | up 26.4% | volatile |
| 13 | Pakistan | 18,458 ha | 2024 | up 477.5% | volatile |
| 14 | Madagascar | 17,426 ha | 2024 | down 44.8% | volatile |
| 15 | Mozambique | 16,337 ha | 2024 | up 18.7% | volatile |
| 16 | Zimbabwe | 11,256 ha | 2024 | down 45.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Sudan | 10,480 ha | 2024 | up 129.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Mali | 7,765 ha | 2024 | up 18,050.8% | volatile |
| 19 | Ethiopia | 5,386 ha | 2024 | up 41.6% | volatile |
| 20 | Zambia | 4,748 ha | 2024 | up 56.3% | volatile |
| 21 | Saudi Arabia | 2,809 ha | 2024 | up 2,520.9% | volatile |
| 22 | Turkmenistan | 2,427 ha | 2024 | down 89.5% | volatile |
| 23 | Peru | 2,182 ha | 2024 | up 1,940.6% | volatile |
| 24 | Kenya | 2,094 ha | 2024 | down 25.8% | volatile |
| 25 | Brazil | 1,476 ha | 2024 | down 58.7% | volatile |
| 26 | Eswatini | 1,221 ha | 2024 | down 68.5% | volatile |
| 26 | Caribbean | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 27 | Sudan (former) | 1,198 ha | 2011 | down 97.6% | volatile |
| 28 | Spain | 1,181 ha | 2024 | down 76.4% | volatile |
| 29 | India | 1,156 ha | 2024 | up 500.1% | volatile |
| 30 | Somalia | 940.38 ha | 2024 | down 80.3% | volatile |
| 31 | Malawi | 513.21 ha | 2024 | up 380.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Lesotho | 300.17 ha | 2024 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Azerbaijan | 279.33 ha | 2024 | down 18.8% | volatile |
| 34 | Chile | 279.08 ha | 2024 | down 78.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Uzbekistan | 171.81 ha | 2024 | down 85.7% | volatile |
| 36 | Mauritania | 85.57 ha | 2024 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 37 | Jordan | 64.36 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 38 | Niger | 64.18 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 39 | Yemen | 64.17 ha | 2024 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Egypt | 21.43 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 41 | Thailand | 21.39 ha | 2024 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 42 | Senegal | 21.39 ha | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 43 | Nigeria | 21.38 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Afghanistan | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Albania | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Armenia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Burundi | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Benin | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Burkina Faso | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Bangladesh | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Bulgaria | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Bahamas | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Belarus | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Belize | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Bhutan | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Central African Republic | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Switzerland | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | China | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Cameroon | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Congo | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Colombia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Costa Rica | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Cuba | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Cyprus | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Djibouti | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Dominican Republic | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Algeria | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Ecuador | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Eritrea | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Estonia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Finland | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Fiji | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | France | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Gabon | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Georgia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Ghana | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Guinea | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Gambia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Greece | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Greenland | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Guatemala | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Guyana | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Honduras | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Croatia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Haiti | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Indonesia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Ireland | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Iceland | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Israel | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Italy | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Kazakhstan | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Cambodia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Kuwait | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Lebanon | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Liberia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Libya | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Sri Lanka | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Latvia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Morocco | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 44 | North Macedonia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Myanmar | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Mongolia | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Malaysia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | New Caledonia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Nicaragua | 0 ha | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Norway | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Nepal | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | New Zealand | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Panama | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Philippines | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Papua New Guinea | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Portugal | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Paraguay | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Palestine | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Romania | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Rwanda | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Sierra Leone | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | South Sudan | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Sweden | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Chad | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Togo | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Tajikistan | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Tunisia | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Uganda | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Ukraine | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Uruguay | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Samoa | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Serbia and Montenegro | 0 ha | 2005 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 44 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Republic of Korea | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | China, mainland | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Brunei Darussalam | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Réunion | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 14.49 million ha
- Asia 330,668 ha
- Annex I countries 12.84 million ha
- Oceania 11.72 million ha
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 109,579 ha
- Non-Annex I countries 1.66 million ha
- Africa 1.25 million ha
- Middle Africa 45,448 ha
- Southern Africa 1.12 million ha
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 1.10 million ha
- Europe 1.02 million ha
- Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 0 ha
- Eastern Europe 1.02 million ha
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 965,567 ha
- Americas 178,094 ha
- Southern Asia 166,482 ha
- Western Asia 161,566 ha
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 136,042 ha
- Northern America 97,597 ha
- South America 61,714 ha
- United States of America 60,534 ha
- Eastern Africa 58,700 ha
- Central America 18,782 ha
- Northern Africa 10,502 ha
- Western Africa 7,957 ha
- Central Asia 2,599 ha
- European Union (27) 1,181 ha
- Southern Europe 1,181 ha
- South-eastern Asia 21.39 ha
- Western Europe 0 ha
- Northern Europe 0 ha
- Eastern Asia 0 ha
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.