Other forest — Burned Area in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Other forest — Burned Area was 124,638 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Other forest — Burned Area in Ethiopia, 1993–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 124,638 ha for other forest — burned area in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other forest — burned area in Ethiopia peaked at 272,706 ha in 1999 and was at its lowest, 65,374 ha, in 2009.
Ethiopia ranks 11th of 219 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Other forest — Burned Area in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 137,322 ha | — |
| 1994 | 137,322 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 137,322 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 71,534 ha | -47.9% |
| 1997 | 202,998 ha | +183.8% |
| 1998 | 194,437 ha | -4.2% |
| 1999 | 272,706 ha | +40.3% |
| 2000 | 206,903 ha | -24.1% |
| 2001 | 270,826 ha | +30.9% |
| 2002 | 102,424 ha | -62.2% |
| 2003 | 119,287 ha | +16.5% |
| 2004 | 134,488 ha | +12.7% |
| 2005 | 129,657 ha | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 158,986 ha | +22.6% |
| 2007 | 185,474 ha | +16.7% |
| 2008 | 134,490 ha | -27.5% |
| 2009 | 65,374 ha | -51.4% |
| 2010 | 85,168 ha | +30.3% |
| 2011 | 108,961 ha | +27.9% |
| 2012 | 114,882 ha | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 95,215 ha | -17.1% |
| 2014 | 104,748 ha | +10.0% |
| 2015 | 79,673 ha | -23.9% |
| 2016 | 84,890 ha | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 84,868 ha | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 88,717 ha | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 123,458 ha | +39.2% |
| 2020 | 212,779 ha | +72.3% |
| 2021 | 179,900 ha | -15.5% |
| 2022 | 122,541 ha | -31.9% |
| 2023 | 122,307 ha | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 124,638 ha | +1.9% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 124,638 ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 21.37 ha, 5832.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 124,638 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 42.75 ha, 2915.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other forest — Burned Area in Ethiopia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +183.8% | 71,534 ha | 202,998 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 164,806 ha | 71,534 ha | 272,706 ha | 7 |
| 2000s | 150,791 ha | 65,374 ha | 270,826 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 97,058 ha | 79,673 ha | 123,458 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 152,433 ha | 122,307 ha | 212,779 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 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
- 12 Paraguay 123,991 ha compare
- 12 Türkiye 2,750 ha compare
- 13 Central African Republic 122,592 ha compare
- 13 Melanesia 1,154 ha compare
- 14 Timor-Leste 171.01 ha compare
- 14 Australia and New Zealand 122,337 ha compare
More climate change data for Ethiopia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 467.87 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 87,053 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 27,625 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 59,429 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 104.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2,122 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,042 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,650 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 392.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 17.55 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other forest — burned area in Ethiopia?
- Other forest — burned area in Ethiopia was 124,638 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other forest — burned area recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 272,706 ha in 1999.
- What is the lowest other forest — burned area recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 65,374 ha in 2009.
- How does Ethiopia rank for other forest — burned area?
- Ethiopia ranks 11th out of 219 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other forest — burned area rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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.