Other forest — Burned Area in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)
Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs): Other forest — Burned Area was 1.03 million ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Other forest — Burned Area in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs), 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 Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) is 1.03 million ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 7.3% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other forest — burned area in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) peaked at 1.75 million ha in 1998 and was at its lowest, 698,513 ha, in 1996.
Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) ranks 10th 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 Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs), year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.05 million ha | — |
| 1991 | 1.05 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.05 million ha | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 1.19 million ha | +13.0% |
| 1994 | 1.19 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.19 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 698,513 ha | -41.4% |
| 1997 | 1.20 million ha | +71.9% |
| 1998 | 1.75 million ha | +46.1% |
| 1999 | 1.72 million ha | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 1.06 million ha | -38.4% |
| 2001 | 989,265 ha | -6.6% |
| 2002 | 824,247 ha | -16.7% |
| 2003 | 808,894 ha | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 1.11 million ha | +37.0% |
| 2005 | 886,468 ha | -20.0% |
| 2006 | 791,960 ha | -10.7% |
| 2007 | 1.64 million ha | +106.5% |
| 2008 | 865,948 ha | -47.0% |
| 2009 | 700,313 ha | -19.1% |
| 2010 | 1.37 million ha | +94.9% |
| 2011 | 828,817 ha | -39.3% |
| 2012 | 1.08 million ha | +30.8% |
| 2013 | 931,301 ha | -14.1% |
| 2014 | 892,466 ha | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 862,663 ha | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 1.04 million ha | +20.4% |
| 2017 | 746,178 ha | -28.2% |
| 2018 | 857,676 ha | +14.9% |
| 2019 | 1.23 million ha | +43.6% |
| 2020 | 1.12 million ha | -8.8% |
| 2021 | 779,194 ha | -30.6% |
| 2022 | 760,825 ha | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 956,269 ha | +25.7% |
| 2024 | 1.03 million ha | +7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.21 million ha | 698,513 ha | 1.75 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 967,022 ha | 700,313 ha | 1.64 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 983,847 ha | 746,178 ha | 1.37 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 929,110 ha | 760,825 ha | 1.12 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)
- 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
- 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
More climate change data for Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 3.82 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 537,618 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 157,414 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 380,204 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 594.01 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 13,579 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 51,187 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 33,999 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 17,188 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 128.3 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other forest — burned area in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
- Other forest — burned area in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) was 1.03 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other forest — burned area recorded in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.75 million ha in 1998.
- What is the lowest other forest — burned area recorded in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 698,513 ha in 1996.
- How does Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) rank for other forest — burned area?
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) ranks 10th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is other forest — burned area rising or falling in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 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.