Other forest — Burned Area in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Other forest — Burned Area was 2.28 million ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Other forest — Burned Area in Eastern Africa, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for other forest — burned area in Eastern Africa is 2.28 million ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.3% on the previous year and down 45.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other forest — burned area in Eastern Africa peaked at 4.95 million ha in 2010 and was at its lowest, 305,133 ha, in 2000.
That places Eastern Africa 5th out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Other forest — Burned Area in Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.08 million ha | — |
| 1991 | 3.08 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 3.08 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 3.08 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 3.08 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 3.08 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 418,057 ha | -86.4% |
| 1997 | 485,156 ha | +16.1% |
| 1998 | 558,887 ha | +15.2% |
| 1999 | 543,774 ha | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 305,133 ha | -43.9% |
| 2001 | 3.72 million ha | +1119.3% |
| 2002 | 2.42 million ha | -34.9% |
| 2003 | 3.38 million ha | +39.3% |
| 2004 | 3.30 million ha | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 3.83 million ha | +15.8% |
| 2006 | 3.31 million ha | -13.4% |
| 2007 | 3.54 million ha | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 3.83 million ha | +8.1% |
| 2009 | 3.55 million ha | -7.2% |
| 2010 | 4.95 million ha | +39.3% |
| 2011 | 3.81 million ha | -23.1% |
| 2012 | 4.46 million ha | +17.1% |
| 2013 | 4.36 million ha | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 4.16 million ha | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 4.20 million ha | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 4.46 million ha | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 3.88 million ha | -12.9% |
| 2018 | 4.19 million ha | +7.9% |
| 2019 | 3.38 million ha | -19.4% |
| 2020 | 3.14 million ha | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 3.36 million ha | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 3.08 million ha | -8.5% |
| 2023 | 2.44 million ha | -20.8% |
| 2024 | 2.28 million ha | -6.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other forest — Burned Area in Eastern Africa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +1119.3% | 305,133 ha | 3.72 million ha |
| 1996 | -86.4% | 3.08 million ha | 418,057 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.05 million ha | 418,057 ha | 3.08 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.12 million ha | 305,133 ha | 3.83 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.19 million ha | 3.38 million ha | 4.95 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.86 million ha | 2.28 million ha | 3.36 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
- 2 OECD 1.59 million ha compare
- 3 Russian Federation 723,318 ha compare
- 4 Canada 717,855 ha compare
- 4 Lao People's Democratic Republic 207,566 ha compare
- 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
More climate change data for Eastern Africa
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 2.15 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 337,539 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 111,806 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 225,733 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 421.91 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 8,062 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 36,052 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 19,110 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 16,942 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 72.11 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other forest — burned area in Eastern Africa?
- Other forest — burned area in Eastern Africa was 2.28 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other forest — burned area recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 4.95 million ha in 2010.
- What is the lowest other forest — burned area recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 305,133 ha in 2000.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for other forest — burned area?
- Eastern Africa ranks 5th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is other forest — burned area rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Africa 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.