Other forest — Burned Area in United States of America
United States of America: Other forest — Burned Area was 314,263 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Other forest — Burned Area in United States of America, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 314,263 ha for other forest — burned area in 2024.
That represents a change of up 17.3% on the previous year and up 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other forest — burned area in United States of America peaked at 893,941 ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 106,476 ha, in 2001.
That places United States of America 16th out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Other forest — Burned Area in United States of America, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 321,301 ha | — |
| 1991 | 321,301 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 321,301 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 321,301 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 321,301 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 321,301 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 329,778 ha | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 159,013 ha | -51.8% |
| 1998 | 309,821 ha | +94.8% |
| 1999 | 351,217 ha | +13.4% |
| 2000 | 363,514 ha | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 106,476 ha | -70.7% |
| 2002 | 270,473 ha | +154.0% |
| 2003 | 276,393 ha | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 264,876 ha | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 211,634 ha | -20.1% |
| 2006 | 226,091 ha | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 365,104 ha | +61.5% |
| 2008 | 393,983 ha | +7.9% |
| 2009 | 220,847 ha | -43.9% |
| 2010 | 172,198 ha | -22.0% |
| 2011 | 267,778 ha | +55.5% |
| 2012 | 231,141 ha | -13.7% |
| 2013 | 267,018 ha | +15.5% |
| 2014 | 257,604 ha | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 493,531 ha | +91.6% |
| 2016 | 246,216 ha | -50.1% |
| 2017 | 451,528 ha | +83.4% |
| 2018 | 418,223 ha | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 226,831 ha | -45.8% |
| 2020 | 893,941 ha | +294.1% |
| 2021 | 619,410 ha | -30.7% |
| 2022 | 340,944 ha | -45.0% |
| 2023 | 267,882 ha | -21.4% |
| 2024 | 314,263 ha | +17.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 307,764 ha | 159,013 ha | 351,217 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 269,939 ha | 106,476 ha | 393,983 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 303,207 ha | 172,198 ha | 493,531 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 487,288 ha | 267,882 ha | 893,941 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
- 13 Central African Republic 122,592 ha compare
- 13 Melanesia 1,154 ha compare
- 14 Timor-Leste 171.01 ha compare
- 14 Australia and New Zealand 122,337 ha compare
- 15 Australia 121,693 ha compare
- 15 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0 ha compare
- 15 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 ha
- 15 Republic of Moldova 0 ha compare
- 15 Syrian Arab Republic 0 ha compare
- 15 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0 ha
- 15 Micronesia 0 ha
- 15 Polynesia 0 ha
- 16 China 85,294 ha compare
- 16 China, mainland 85,294 ha compare
- 18 Angola 84,318 ha compare
- 19 South Africa 68,340 ha compare
More climate change data for United States of America
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 10.76 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 274,482 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 60,922 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 213,560 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 229.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 7,627 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 107,381 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 89,068 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 18,313 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 336.11 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other forest — burned area in United States of America?
- Other forest — burned area in United States of America was 314,263 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other forest — burned area recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 893,941 ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest other forest — burned area recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 106,476 ha in 2001.
- How does United States of America rank for other forest — burned area?
- United States of America ranks 16th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is other forest — burned area rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of America 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.