Open shrubland — Burned Area in Americas
Americas: Open shrubland — Burned Area was 178,094 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Open shrubland — Burned Area in Americas, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, open shrubland — burned area in Americas stood at 178,094 ha. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 65.2% on the previous year and down 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, open shrubland — burned area in Americas peaked at 3.56 million ha in 1998 and was at its lowest, 178,094 ha, in 2024.
That places Americas 11th out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Open shrubland — Burned Area in Americas, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 756,846 ha | — |
| 1991 | 756,846 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 756,846 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 756,846 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 756,846 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 756,846 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.41 million ha | +86.4% |
| 1997 | 1.28 million ha | -9.4% |
| 1998 | 3.56 million ha | +178.2% |
| 1999 | 2.40 million ha | -32.6% |
| 2000 | 2.48 million ha | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 1.06 million ha | -57.3% |
| 2002 | 903,910 ha | -14.6% |
| 2003 | 893,184 ha | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 472,739 ha | -47.1% |
| 2005 | 845,686 ha | +78.9% |
| 2006 | 273,851 ha | -67.6% |
| 2007 | 256,665 ha | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 204,051 ha | -20.5% |
| 2009 | 376,513 ha | +84.5% |
| 2010 | 213,177 ha | -43.4% |
| 2011 | 668,947 ha | +213.8% |
| 2012 | 245,358 ha | -63.3% |
| 2013 | 235,520 ha | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 262,042 ha | +11.3% |
| 2015 | 404,131 ha | +54.2% |
| 2016 | 508,034 ha | +25.7% |
| 2017 | 549,867 ha | +8.2% |
| 2018 | 462,851 ha | -15.8% |
| 2019 | 272,875 ha | -41.0% |
| 2020 | 374,376 ha | +37.2% |
| 2021 | 192,619 ha | -48.5% |
| 2022 | 357,504 ha | +85.6% |
| 2023 | 511,891 ha | +43.2% |
| 2024 | 178,094 ha | -65.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.32 million ha | 756,846 ha | 3.56 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 776,536 ha | 204,051 ha | 2.48 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 382,280 ha | 213,177 ha | 668,947 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 322,897 ha | 178,094 ha | 511,891 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Americas
- 8 Argentina 50,420 ha compare
- 8 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0 ha compare
- 8 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0 ha compare
- 8 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0 ha compare
- 8 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 ha
- 8 Republic of Moldova 0 ha
- 8 Timor-Leste 0 ha
- 8 United Republic of Tanzania 0 ha compare
- 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0 ha compare
- 8 Viet Nam 0 ha compare
- 8 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0 ha
- 8 Melanesia 0 ha compare
- 8 Micronesia 0 ha
- 8 Polynesia 0 ha compare
- 9 Angola 45,448 ha compare
- 10 Namibia 40,003 ha compare
- 11 Canada 37,062 ha compare
- 12 Mexico 18,782 ha compare
- 13 Pakistan 18,458 ha compare
- 14 Madagascar 17,426 ha compare
More climate change data for Americas
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 28.70 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.51 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 342,967 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1.17 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,294 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 41,659 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 273,211 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 222,184 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 51,028 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 838.43 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is open shrubland — burned area in Americas?
- Open shrubland — burned area in Americas was 178,094 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest open shrubland — burned area recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 3.56 million ha in 1998.
- What is the lowest open shrubland — burned area recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 178,094 ha in 2024.
- How does Americas rank for open shrubland — burned area?
- Americas ranks 11th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is open shrubland — burned area rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Americas data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Open shrubland — Burned Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.