Other forest — Burned Area in Asia
Asia: Other forest — Burned Area was 1.34 million ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Other forest — Burned Area in Asia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, other forest — burned area in Asia stood at 1.34 million ha.
The figure is down 14.7% on the previous year and down 31.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other forest — burned area in Asia peaked at 3.19 million ha in 2004 and was at its lowest, 610,960 ha, in 1996.
Asia ranks 4th of 46 groups on this measure, 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 | 1.40 million ha | 610,960 ha | 1.74 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.92 million ha | 816,093 ha | 3.19 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.99 million ha | 1.62 million ha | 2.76 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.58 million ha | 1.06 million ha | 2.41 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Asia
More climate change data for Asia
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 2.01 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 512,601 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1.49 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,934 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 53,345 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.12 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 552,825 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 567,748 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2,086 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 20,277 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other forest — burned area in Asia?
- Other forest — burned area in Asia was 1.34 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other forest — burned area recorded in Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.19 million ha in 2004.
- What is the lowest other forest — burned area recorded in Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 610,960 ha in 1996.
- How does Asia rank for other forest — burned area?
- Asia ranks 4th out of 46 groups with data for 2024.
- Is other forest — burned area rising or falling in Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Asia 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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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.