Other forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Other forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 0.1084 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Other forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Ethiopia, 1993–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, other forest — burned area, per square kilometre in Ethiopia stood at 0.1084 ha per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other forest — burned area, per square kilometre in Ethiopia peaked at 0.2727 ha per square kilometre in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.0579 ha per square kilometre, in 2009.
Ethiopia ranks 12th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Other forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.1373 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1994 | 0.1373 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1373 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0715 ha per square kilometre | -47.9% |
| 1997 | 0.203 ha per square kilometre | +183.8% |
| 1998 | 0.1944 ha per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1999 | 0.2727 ha per square kilometre | +40.3% |
| 2000 | 0.2069 ha per square kilometre | -24.1% |
| 2001 | 0.2708 ha per square kilometre | +30.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1024 ha per square kilometre | -62.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1193 ha per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1192 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1149 ha per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1409 ha per square kilometre | +22.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1643 ha per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1192 ha per square kilometre | -27.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0579 ha per square kilometre | -51.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0755 ha per square kilometre | +30.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0965 ha per square kilometre | +27.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1018 ha per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0844 ha per square kilometre | -17.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0928 ha per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0706 ha per square kilometre | -23.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0752 ha per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0752 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0786 ha per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1094 ha per square kilometre | +39.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1885 ha per square kilometre | +72.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1594 ha per square kilometre | -15.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1086 ha per square kilometre | -31.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1084 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 0.1084 ha per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0005 ha per square kilometre, 234.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Ethiopia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +183.8% | 0.0715 ha per square kilometre | 0.203 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1648 ha per square kilometre | 0.0715 ha per square kilometre | 0.2727 ha per square kilometre | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.1416 ha per square kilometre | 0.0579 ha per square kilometre | 0.2708 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.086 ha per square kilometre | 0.0706 ha per square kilometre | 0.1094 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1412 ha per square kilometre | 0.1084 ha per square kilometre | 0.1885 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 9 Greece 0.1976 ha per square kilometre compare
- 10 India 0.1307 ha per square kilometre compare
- 11 Mexico 0.1191 ha per square kilometre compare
- 13 Madagascar 0.1044 ha per square kilometre compare
- 14 Dominican Republic 0.1043 ha per square kilometre compare
- 15 Bhutan 0.1006 ha per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Ethiopia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 467.87 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 87,053 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 27,625 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 59,429 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 104.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2,122 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,042 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,650 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 392.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 17.55 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other forest — burned area, per square kilometre in Ethiopia?
- Other forest — burned area, per square kilometre in Ethiopia was 0.1084 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest other forest — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2727 ha per square kilometre in 1999.
- What is the lowest other forest — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0579 ha per square kilometre in 2009.
- How does Ethiopia rank for other forest — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Ethiopia ranks 12th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is other forest — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Other forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Other forest — Burned Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Other forest — Burned Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Other forest — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Other forest — Burned Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.