Other forest — Burned Area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Other forest — Burned Area was 2.23 million ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Other forest — Burned Area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) recorded 2.23 million ha for other forest — burned area in 2024.
The figure is down 7.4% on the previous year and down 44.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other forest — burned area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 4.67 million ha in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.09 million ha, in 1996.
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 6th of 31 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Other forest — Burned Area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.36 million ha | — |
| 1991 | 3.36 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 3.37 million ha | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 3.37 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 3.37 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 3.37 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.09 million ha | -67.7% |
| 1997 | 1.88 million ha | +73.5% |
| 1998 | 2.78 million ha | +47.5% |
| 1999 | 2.89 million ha | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 1.95 million ha | -32.5% |
| 2001 | 3.56 million ha | +82.5% |
| 2002 | 2.47 million ha | -30.6% |
| 2003 | 3.36 million ha | +36.0% |
| 2004 | 3.33 million ha | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 3.88 million ha | +16.3% |
| 2006 | 3.38 million ha | -12.8% |
| 2007 | 3.43 million ha | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 3.74 million ha | +8.9% |
| 2009 | 3.50 million ha | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 4.67 million ha | +33.7% |
| 2011 | 3.60 million ha | -22.9% |
| 2012 | 4.23 million ha | +17.3% |
| 2013 | 4.07 million ha | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 3.98 million ha | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 3.93 million ha | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 4.17 million ha | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 3.70 million ha | -11.2% |
| 2018 | 3.91 million ha | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 3.29 million ha | -15.7% |
| 2020 | 3.06 million ha | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 3.40 million ha | +11.3% |
| 2022 | 2.90 million ha | -14.8% |
| 2023 | 2.40 million ha | -17.0% |
| 2024 | 2.23 million ha | -7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.88 million ha | 1.09 million ha | 3.37 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.26 million ha | 1.95 million ha | 3.88 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.96 million ha | 3.29 million ha | 4.67 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.80 million ha | 2.23 million ha | 3.40 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
- 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
- 9 Cambodia 158,270 ha compare
- 9 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 22,209 ha compare
More climate change data for Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 4.42 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 695,675 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 220,340 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 475,335 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 831.47 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 16,976 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 79,460 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 40,176 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 39,284 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 151.61 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other forest — burned area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Other forest — burned area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) was 2.23 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other forest — burned area recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.67 million ha in 2010.
- What is the lowest other forest — burned area recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.09 million ha in 1996.
- How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for other forest — burned area?
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 6th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is other forest — burned area rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 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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