Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area was 82.48 million ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for savanna and woody savanna — burned area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) is 82.48 million ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 11.0% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna and woody savanna — burned area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 140.57 million ha in 1998 and was at its lowest, 74.34 million ha, in 2023.
That places Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 5th out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 95.62 million ha | — |
| 1991 | 95.62 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 95.62 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 95.62 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 95.62 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 95.62 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 130.36 million ha | +36.3% |
| 1997 | 127.20 million ha | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 140.57 million ha | +10.5% |
| 1999 | 126.91 million ha | -9.7% |
| 2000 | 135.01 million ha | +6.4% |
| 2001 | 78.23 million ha | -42.1% |
| 2002 | 90.83 million ha | +16.1% |
| 2003 | 105.62 million ha | +16.3% |
| 2004 | 97.20 million ha | -8.0% |
| 2005 | 108.46 million ha | +11.6% |
| 2006 | 94.79 million ha | -12.6% |
| 2007 | 98.24 million ha | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 100.84 million ha | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 94.05 million ha | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 95.27 million ha | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 92.50 million ha | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 90.67 million ha | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 90.73 million ha | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 87.33 million ha | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 89.91 million ha | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 94.28 million ha | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 86.95 million ha | -7.8% |
| 2018 | 87.04 million ha | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 77.83 million ha | -10.6% |
| 2020 | 84.94 million ha | +9.1% |
| 2021 | 81.13 million ha | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 84.33 million ha | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 74.34 million ha | -11.8% |
| 2024 | 82.48 million ha | +11.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -42.1% | 135.01 million ha | 78.23 million ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 109.88 million ha | 95.62 million ha | 140.57 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 100.33 million ha | 78.23 million ha | 135.01 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.25 million ha | 77.83 million ha | 95.27 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.44 million ha | 74.34 million ha | 84.94 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
- 2 Sudan (former) 16.57 million ha compare
- 3 Democratic Republic of the Congo 27.74 million ha compare
- 3 South Sudan 16.10 million ha compare
- 4 United Republic of Tanzania 4.63 million ha compare
- 4 Zambia 15.21 million ha compare
- 5 Mozambique 12.47 million ha compare
- 6 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 3.40 million ha compare
- 6 Brazil 10.74 million ha compare
- 7 Central African Republic 9.64 million ha compare
- 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 2.14 million ha compare
- 8 OECD 8.36 million ha compare
More climate change data for Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 4.42 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 695,675 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 220,340 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 475,335 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 831.47 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 16,976 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 79,460 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 40,176 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 39,284 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 151.61 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna and woody savanna — burned area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Savanna and woody savanna — burned area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) was 82.48 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest savanna and woody savanna — burned area recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 140.57 million ha in 1998.
- What is the lowest savanna and woody savanna — burned area recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.34 million ha in 2023.
- How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for savanna and woody savanna — burned area?
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 5th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is savanna and woody savanna — burned area rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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