Other forest — Burned Area in Americas
Americas: Other forest — Burned Area was 1.75 million ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Other forest — Burned Area in Americas, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, other forest — burned area in Americas stood at 1.75 million ha.
That represents a change of down 52.2% on the previous year and up 215.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other forest — burned area in Americas peaked at 3.65 million ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 530,207 ha, in 2001.
Americas ranks 8th of 31 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Other forest — Burned Area in Americas, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.25 million ha | — |
| 1991 | 1.25 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.25 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.25 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.25 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.25 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.37 million ha | +9.7% |
| 1997 | 949,338 ha | -30.8% |
| 1998 | 2.42 million ha | +154.7% |
| 1999 | 1.69 million ha | -30.3% |
| 2000 | 1.17 million ha | -30.7% |
| 2001 | 530,207 ha | -54.6% |
| 2002 | 955,991 ha | +80.3% |
| 2003 | 1.06 million ha | +11.2% |
| 2004 | 744,406 ha | -30.0% |
| 2005 | 943,464 ha | +26.7% |
| 2006 | 773,830 ha | -18.0% |
| 2007 | 1.31 million ha | +69.4% |
| 2008 | 1.09 million ha | -16.5% |
| 2009 | 675,080 ha | -38.3% |
| 2010 | 1.01 million ha | +48.9% |
| 2011 | 1.03 million ha | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 969,882 ha | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 979,170 ha | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 553,663 ha | -43.5% |
| 2015 | 1.47 million ha | +165.6% |
| 2016 | 765,260 ha | -48.0% |
| 2017 | 1.35 million ha | +77.0% |
| 2018 | 1.28 million ha | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 1.48 million ha | +15.7% |
| 2020 | 1.63 million ha | +9.9% |
| 2021 | 1.71 million ha | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 979,855 ha | -42.7% |
| 2023 | 3.65 million ha | +272.8% |
| 2024 | 1.75 million ha | -52.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other forest — Burned Area in Americas changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +272.8% | 979,855 ha | 3.65 million ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.39 million ha | 949,338 ha | 2.42 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 925,958 ha | 530,207 ha | 1.31 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.09 million ha | 553,663 ha | 1.48 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.94 million ha | 979,855 ha | 3.65 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Americas
- 5 Mexico 382,151 ha compare
- 5 United Republic of Tanzania 139,693 ha compare
- 6 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 94,282 ha compare
- 6 India 338,533 ha compare
- 7 Myanmar 293,283 ha compare
- 7 Viet Nam 49,582 ha compare
- 8 Democratic Republic of the Congo 36,098 ha compare
- 8 Zambia 272,726 ha compare
- 9 Cambodia 158,270 ha compare
- 9 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 22,209 ha compare
- 10 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 10,553 ha compare
- 10 Thailand 136,117 ha compare
- 11 Ethiopia 124,638 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 other forest — burned area in Americas?
- Other forest — burned area in Americas was 1.75 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other forest — burned area recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 3.65 million ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest other forest — burned area recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 530,207 ha in 2001.
- How does Americas rank for other forest — burned area?
- Americas ranks 8th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is other forest — burned area rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 215.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Americas data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Other forest — 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.