Other forest — Burned Area in Russian Federation
Russian Federation: Other forest — Burned Area was 723,318 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Other forest — Burned Area in Russian Federation, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Russian Federation recorded 723,318 ha for other forest — burned area in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 48.9% on the previous year and down 62.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other forest — burned area in Russian Federation peaked at 2.49 million ha in 1996 and was at its lowest, 485,774 ha, in 2023.
That places Russian Federation 3rd out of 219 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Other forest — Burned Area in Russian Federation, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1.10 million ha | — |
| 1993 | 1.10 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.10 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.10 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2.49 million ha | +125.6% |
| 1997 | 904,466 ha | -63.6% |
| 1998 | 1.76 million ha | +94.5% |
| 1999 | 1.17 million ha | -33.3% |
| 2000 | 1.33 million ha | +13.2% |
| 2001 | 528,512 ha | -60.2% |
| 2002 | 1.03 million ha | +94.8% |
| 2003 | 1.49 million ha | +45.0% |
| 2004 | 1.22 million ha | -18.1% |
| 2005 | 619,480 ha | -49.3% |
| 2006 | 1.13 million ha | +82.7% |
| 2007 | 537,646 ha | -52.5% |
| 2008 | 1.80 million ha | +235.6% |
| 2009 | 802,766 ha | -55.5% |
| 2010 | 1.22 million ha | +51.7% |
| 2011 | 1.28 million ha | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 2.09 million ha | +63.5% |
| 2013 | 575,655 ha | -72.5% |
| 2014 | 1.95 million ha | +238.9% |
| 2015 | 660,970 ha | -66.1% |
| 2016 | 1.38 million ha | +108.7% |
| 2017 | 748,093 ha | -45.8% |
| 2018 | 1.22 million ha | +62.8% |
| 2019 | 1.10 million ha | -9.6% |
| 2020 | 557,763 ha | -49.3% |
| 2021 | 573,971 ha | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 573,983 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 485,774 ha | -15.4% |
| 2024 | 723,318 ha | +48.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.34 million ha | 904,466 ha | 2.49 million ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.05 million ha | 528,512 ha | 1.80 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.22 million ha | 575,655 ha | 2.09 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 582,962 ha | 485,774 ha | 723,318 ha | 5 |
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More climate change data for Russian Federation
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 84,904 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 18,247 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 66,658 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 68.86 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2,381 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 18,764 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 16,121 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,643 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 60.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 94.39 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other forest — burned area in Russian Federation?
- Other forest — burned area in Russian Federation was 723,318 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other forest — burned area recorded in Russian Federation?
- The highest recorded value was 2.49 million ha in 1996.
- What is the lowest other forest — burned area recorded in Russian Federation?
- The lowest recorded value was 485,774 ha in 2023.
- How does Russian Federation rank for other forest — burned area?
- Russian Federation ranks 3rd out of 219 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other forest — burned area rising or falling in Russian Federation?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Russian Federation 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.