Other forest — Burned Area in Middle Africa
Middle Africa: Other forest — Burned Area was 247,112 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Other forest — Burned Area in Middle 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 Middle Africa is 247,112 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 19.2% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other forest — burned area in Middle Africa peaked at 799,977 ha in 1999 and was at its lowest, 190,813 ha, in 2017.
Middle Africa ranks 3rd of 22 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Other forest — Burned Area in Middle Africa, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 298,235 ha | — |
| 1991 | 298,235 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 298,235 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 298,235 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 298,235 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 298,235 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 282,348 ha | -5.3% |
| 1997 | 423,648 ha | +50.0% |
| 1998 | 778,969 ha | +83.9% |
| 1999 | 799,977 ha | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 502,964 ha | -37.1% |
| 2001 | 197,564 ha | -60.7% |
| 2002 | 265,219 ha | +34.2% |
| 2003 | 277,620 ha | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 281,280 ha | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 333,225 ha | +18.5% |
| 2006 | 306,706 ha | -8.0% |
| 2007 | 278,841 ha | -9.1% |
| 2008 | 244,934 ha | -12.2% |
| 2009 | 244,787 ha | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 226,047 ha | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 227,055 ha | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 257,666 ha | +13.5% |
| 2013 | 243,341 ha | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 224,587 ha | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 231,747 ha | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 207,890 ha | -10.3% |
| 2017 | 190,813 ha | -8.2% |
| 2018 | 204,702 ha | +7.3% |
| 2019 | 236,649 ha | +15.6% |
| 2020 | 280,820 ha | +18.7% |
| 2021 | 242,127 ha | -13.8% |
| 2022 | 202,798 ha | -16.2% |
| 2023 | 207,392 ha | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 247,112 ha | +19.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other forest — Burned Area in Middle 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +83.9% | 423,648 ha | 778,969 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 407,435 ha | 282,348 ha | 799,977 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 293,314 ha | 197,564 ha | 502,964 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 225,050 ha | 190,813 ha | 257,666 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 236,050 ha | 202,798 ha | 280,820 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Middle Africa
- 1 Mozambique 1.65 million ha compare
- 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
More climate change data for Middle Africa
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 172.03 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 101,098 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 33,706 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 67,392 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 127.19 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2,407 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,869 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,377 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,492 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 8.97 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other forest — burned area in Middle Africa?
- Other forest — burned area in Middle Africa was 247,112 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other forest — burned area recorded in Middle Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 799,977 ha in 1999.
- What is the lowest other forest — burned area recorded in Middle Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 190,813 ha in 2017.
- How does Middle Africa rank for other forest — burned area?
- Middle Africa ranks 3rd out of 22 groups with data for 2024.
- Is other forest — burned area rising or falling in Middle Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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.