Other forest — Burned Area in Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe: Other forest — Burned Area was 757,157 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Other forest — Burned Area in Eastern Europe, 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 Europe is 757,157 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 54.4% on the previous year and down 62.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other forest — burned area in Eastern Europe peaked at 2.50 million ha in 1996 and was at its lowest, 490,382 ha, in 2023.
Eastern Europe ranks 13th of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Other forest — Burned Area in Eastern Europe, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.13 million ha | — |
| 1991 | 1.13 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.12 million ha | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 1.12 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.12 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.12 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2.50 million ha | +122.3% |
| 1997 | 916,297 ha | -63.3% |
| 1998 | 1.77 million ha | +93.4% |
| 1999 | 1.19 million ha | -33.0% |
| 2000 | 1.34 million ha | +12.7% |
| 2001 | 535,125 ha | -60.0% |
| 2002 | 1.07 million ha | +99.6% |
| 2003 | 1.51 million ha | +41.8% |
| 2004 | 1.23 million ha | -18.9% |
| 2005 | 642,503 ha | -47.7% |
| 2006 | 1.15 million ha | +79.2% |
| 2007 | 551,957 ha | -52.0% |
| 2008 | 1.81 million ha | +227.9% |
| 2009 | 830,203 ha | -54.1% |
| 2010 | 1.24 million ha | +49.4% |
| 2011 | 1.30 million ha | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 2.12 million ha | +63.2% |
| 2013 | 599,775 ha | -71.7% |
| 2014 | 2.00 million ha | +234.1% |
| 2015 | 714,026 ha | -64.4% |
| 2016 | 1.38 million ha | +93.9% |
| 2017 | 757,804 ha | -45.3% |
| 2018 | 1.25 million ha | +64.7% |
| 2019 | 1.14 million ha | -8.7% |
| 2020 | 619,137 ha | -45.7% |
| 2021 | 577,589 ha | -6.7% |
| 2022 | 600,869 ha | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 490,382 ha | -18.4% |
| 2024 | 757,157 ha | +54.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.31 million ha | 916,297 ha | 2.50 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.07 million ha | 535,125 ha | 1.81 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.25 million ha | 599,775 ha | 2.12 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 609,027 ha | 490,382 ha | 757,157 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Europe
More climate change data for Eastern Europe
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 168,131 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 36,732 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 131,400 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 138.61 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4,693 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 46,801 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 42,918 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,883 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 161.95 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 138.69 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other forest — burned area in Eastern Europe?
- Other forest — burned area in Eastern Europe was 757,157 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other forest — burned area recorded in Eastern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 2.50 million ha in 1996.
- What is the lowest other forest — burned area recorded in Eastern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 490,382 ha in 2023.
- How does Eastern Europe rank for other forest — burned area?
- Eastern Europe ranks 13th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is other forest — burned area rising or falling in Eastern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eastern Europe 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.