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.
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
More climate change data for Americas
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1,822 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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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.