Other forest — Burned Area in Sudan (former)
Sudan (former): Other forest — Burned Area was 1,218 ha in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Other forest — Burned Area in Sudan (former), 1990–2011
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for other forest — burned area in Sudan (former) is 1,218 ha, measured in 2011.
The figure is up 7.5% on the previous year and down 87.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other forest — burned area in Sudan (former) peaked at 995,788 ha in 1999 and was at its lowest, 512.95 ha, in 2009.
Sudan (former) ranks 48th of 219 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Other forest — Burned Area in Sudan (former), year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,456 ha | — |
| 1991 | 2,456 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2,456 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2,456 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2,456 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2,456 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 200,027 ha | +8044.2% |
| 1997 | 700,799 ha | +250.4% |
| 1998 | 936,426 ha | +33.6% |
| 1999 | 995,788 ha | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 780,369 ha | -21.6% |
| 2001 | 9,747 ha | -98.8% |
| 2002 | 512.98 ha | -94.7% |
| 2003 | 897.72 ha | +75.0% |
| 2004 | 1,389 ha | +54.7% |
| 2005 | 2,586 ha | +86.2% |
| 2006 | 2,351 ha | -9.1% |
| 2007 | 2,907 ha | +23.6% |
| 2008 | 3,762 ha | +29.4% |
| 2009 | 512.95 ha | -86.4% |
| 2010 | 1,133 ha | +120.8% |
| 2011 | 1,218 ha | +7.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other forest — Burned Area in Sudan (former) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +8044.2% | 2,456 ha | 200,027 ha |
| 1997 | +250.4% | 200,027 ha | 700,799 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 284,778 ha | 2,456 ha | 995,788 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 80,503 ha | 512.95 ha | 780,369 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,176 ha | 1,133 ha | 1,218 ha | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sudan (former)
- 45 Chad 1,582 ha compare
- 46 North Macedonia 1,569 ha compare
- 47 Costa Rica 1,497 ha compare
- 49 Papua New Guinea 1,154 ha compare
- 50 Bahamas 1,114 ha compare
- 51 Sudan 919.28 ha
More climate change data for Sudan (former)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 87.55 million kg (2011)
- Potatoes — Crop residues 0.0027 kt (2011)
- Maize (corn) — Crop residues 444,369 kg (2011)
- Maize (corn) — Crop residues 0.0086 kt (2011)
- Maize (corn) — Crop residues 0.007 kt (2011)
- Maize (corn) — Crop residues 0.0016 kt (2011)
- Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues 31,080 t (2011)
- Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues 0.0839 kt (2011)
- Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues 0.0022 kt (2011)
- Potatoes — Crop residues 0.0121 kt (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other forest — burned area in Sudan (former)?
- Other forest — burned area in Sudan (former) was 1,218 ha in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other forest — burned area recorded in Sudan (former)?
- The highest recorded value was 995,788 ha in 1999.
- What is the lowest other forest — burned area recorded in Sudan (former)?
- The lowest recorded value was 512.95 ha in 2009.
- How does Sudan (former) rank for other forest — burned area?
- Sudan (former) ranks 48th out of 219 countries with data for 2011.
- Is other forest — burned area rising or falling in Sudan (former)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 87.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sudan (former) 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.