Savanna — Burned Area by country
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.
Countries reporting
177
Highest
16.56 million ha
Sudan (former)
Lowest
0 ha
Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
Median
2,516 ha
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
9,364
What the numbers show
Savanna — Burned Area is currently reported for 177 countries. The highest value is 16.56 million ha in Sudan (former); the lowest is 0 ha in Falkland Islands (Malvinas).
The median across all reporting countries is 2,516 ha, and the mean is 884,206 ha.
Over the past decade 57 countries rose and 79 fell. The largest increase was in Serbia (up 19,093.2%), and the largest decrease in Republic of Moldova (down 100.0%).
Savanna — Burned Area: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sudan (former) | 16.56 million ha | 2011 | up 20.9% | flat |
| 2 | Angola | 16.50 million ha | 2024 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 3 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 21.51 million ha | 2024 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 3 | South Sudan | 16.10 million ha | 2024 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 4 | Zambia | 11.91 million ha | 2024 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 4 | United Republic of Tanzania | 4.46 million ha | 2024 | down 37.9% | falling |
| 5 | Mozambique | 10.99 million ha | 2024 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 5 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 2.97 million ha | 2024 | up 483.6% | rising |
| 6 | Central African Republic | 9.56 million ha | 2024 | down 9.9% | flat |
| 7 | Brazil | 9.24 million ha | 2024 | up 18.7% | flat |
| 7 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 1.80 million ha | 2024 | up 64.5% | rising |
| 8 | OECD | 5.03 million ha | 2024 | down 36.7% | falling |
| 9 | Russian Federation | 2.76 million ha | 2024 | down 54.4% | volatile |
| 9 | Viet Nam | 81,346 ha | 2024 | down 56.3% | volatile |
| 10 | Guinea | 2.70 million ha | 2024 | down 12.8% | rising |
| 10 | Melanesia | 71,246 ha | 2024 | down 45.1% | rising |
| 11 | Australia and New Zealand | 2.63 million ha | 2024 | down 56.7% | falling |
| 11 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 54,723 ha | 2024 | up 10.4% | volatile |
| 12 | Australia | 2.63 million ha | 2024 | down 56.7% | falling |
| 12 | Türkiye | 9,753 ha | 2024 | up 866.2% | volatile |
| 13 | Ethiopia | 2.31 million ha | 2024 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 13 | Timor-Leste | 1,881 ha | 2024 | down 82.2% | volatile |
| 14 | Congo | 1.62 million ha | 2024 | up 59.3% | rising |
| 14 | Syrian Arab Republic | 837.28 ha | 2024 | up 457.2% | volatile |
| 15 | Canada | 1.52 million ha | 2024 | up 2.2% | volatile |
| 15 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 236.24 ha | 2024 | down 45.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Ghana | 1.18 million ha | 2024 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 16 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 85.95 ha | 2024 | down 99.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Paraguay | 1.16 million ha | 2024 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 17 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1.06 million ha | 2024 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 17 | Polynesia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 17 | Republic of Moldova | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Cambodia | 1.03 million ha | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 19 | Cameroon | 971,149 ha | 2024 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 20 | Colombia | 941,530 ha | 2024 | down 43.5% | rising |
| 21 | Nigeria | 750,448 ha | 2024 | down 18.7% | volatile |
| 22 | Uganda | 646,932 ha | 2024 | down 36.1% | falling |
| 23 | Argentina | 578,819 ha | 2024 | down 2.4% | volatile |
| 24 | Sierra Leone | 504,802 ha | 2024 | down 1.8% | volatile |
| 25 | Mexico | 490,876 ha | 2024 | up 247.2% | volatile |
| 26 | Madagascar | 314,449 ha | 2024 | up 125.3% | volatile |
| 26 | Caribbean | 56,114 ha | 2024 | up 44.4% | volatile |
| 27 | Myanmar | 273,921 ha | 2024 | down 13.2% | rising |
| 28 | Guinea-Bissau | 269,616 ha | 2024 | down 19.9% | rising |
| 29 | Senegal | 259,966 ha | 2024 | down 31.6% | volatile |
| 30 | Sudan | 236,237 ha | 2024 | up 8.3% | flat |
| 31 | South Africa | 227,795 ha | 2024 | up 32.3% | volatile |
| 32 | Chad | 224,941 ha | 2024 | down 54.3% | volatile |
| 33 | Malawi | 210,699 ha | 2024 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 34 | Togo | 195,927 ha | 2024 | down 37.3% | falling |
| 35 | Zimbabwe | 187,396 ha | 2024 | down 60.8% | volatile |
| 36 | Nicaragua | 161,875 ha | 2023 | up 86.3% | volatile |
| 37 | India | 153,213 ha | 2024 | up 39.4% | volatile |
| 38 | Honduras | 144,097 ha | 2024 | up 11.7% | volatile |
| 39 | Ukraine | 97,187 ha | 2024 | down 35.9% | volatile |
| 40 | Gabon | 89,521 ha | 2024 | up 433.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Guyana | 72,498 ha | 2024 | up 1,407.6% | volatile |
| 42 | China | 71,135 ha | 2024 | down 70.7% | volatile |
| 43 | China, mainland | 70,942 ha | 2024 | down 70.8% | volatile |
| 44 | Mali | 64,785 ha | 2024 | down 49.7% | volatile |
| 45 | Papua New Guinea | 64,696 ha | 2024 | down 49.0% | rising |
| 46 | Thailand | 63,921 ha | 2024 | down 55.3% | volatile |
| 47 | Philippines | 60,165 ha | 2024 | up 36.7% | volatile |
| 48 | Benin | 60,153 ha | 2024 | down 68.4% | volatile |
| 49 | Cuba | 46,887 ha | 2024 | up 50.9% | volatile |
| 50 | Nepal | 46,296 ha | 2024 | up 214.9% | volatile |
| 51 | Ecuador | 43,917 ha | 2024 | up 770.8% | volatile |
| 52 | Peru | 34,991 ha | 2024 | up 515.4% | volatile |
| 53 | Indonesia | 34,628 ha | 2024 | down 93.3% | volatile |
| 54 | Portugal | 33,014 ha | 2024 | up 1,335.6% | volatile |
| 55 | Eswatini | 31,025 ha | 2024 | up 71.6% | volatile |
| 56 | Guatemala | 30,073 ha | 2024 | down 7.5% | flat |
| 57 | Burundi | 29,684 ha | 2024 | up 67.3% | rising |
| 58 | Kenya | 24,490 ha | 2024 | down 11.8% | volatile |
| 59 | Greece | 18,988 ha | 2024 | up 977.9% | volatile |
| 60 | Chile | 18,654 ha | 2024 | down 29.5% | volatile |
| 61 | Rwanda | 14,232 ha | 2024 | up 940.6% | volatile |
| 62 | Suriname | 12,952 ha | 2024 | up 22.9% | volatile |
| 63 | Botswana | 10,187 ha | 2024 | up 798.1% | volatile |
| 64 | Belize | 9,264 ha | 2024 | up 536.7% | volatile |
| 65 | Serbia | 8,258 ha | 2024 | up 19,093.2% | volatile |
| 66 | Pakistan | 7,382 ha | 2024 | up 588.1% | volatile |
| 67 | Albania | 6,814 ha | 2024 | up 5,184.5% | volatile |
| 68 | New Caledonia | 6,550 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Panama | 5,686 ha | 2024 | down 61.7% | volatile |
| 70 | North Macedonia | 5,202 ha | 2024 | up 11,999.5% | volatile |
| 71 | Bahamas | 4,713 ha | 2024 | up 65.4% | volatile |
| 72 | Costa Rica | 4,639 ha | 2024 | down 53.2% | volatile |
| 73 | Spain | 3,910 ha | 2024 | up 45.5% | volatile |
| 74 | Uruguay | 3,283 ha | 2024 | up 16.8% | volatile |
| 75 | Romania | 3,077 ha | 2024 | up 210.8% | volatile |
| 76 | Montenegro | 3,075 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 77 | Italy | 2,686 ha | 2024 | up 205.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Dominican Republic | 2,654 ha | 2024 | down 38.9% | volatile |
| 79 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2,516 ha | 2024 | up 265.5% | volatile |
| 80 | Bulgaria | 2,258 ha | 2024 | up 1,649.9% | volatile |
| 81 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1,796 ha | 2024 | up 425.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Croatia | 1,742 ha | 2024 | up 439.9% | volatile |
| 83 | Comoros | 1,625 ha | 2024 | up 171.4% | volatile |
| 84 | Iceland | 1,447 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 85 | Kazakhstan | 1,399 ha | 2024 | down 81.6% | volatile |
| 86 | Liberia | 1,304 ha | 2024 | down 59.9% | volatile |
| 87 | Georgia | 1,226 ha | 2024 | down 47.2% | volatile |
| 88 | Mongolia | 818.61 ha | 2024 | up 26.7% | volatile |
| 89 | Gambia | 727.08 ha | 2024 | down 29.2% | volatile |
| 90 | El Salvador | 684.36 ha | 2024 | down 73.1% | volatile |
| 91 | Malaysia | 577.05 ha | 2024 | down 78.4% | volatile |
| 92 | Belarus | 495.66 ha | 2024 | down 97.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Azerbaijan | 408.24 ha | 2024 | up 46.1% | volatile |
| 94 | Algeria | 407.97 ha | 2024 | down 84.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Bhutan | 385.75 ha | 2024 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 96 | New Zealand | 365.61 ha | 2024 | up 6.2% | volatile |
| 97 | Japan | 257.48 ha | 2024 | down 81.0% | volatile |
| 98 | China, Taiwan Province of | 192.74 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 99 | Sri Lanka | 171 ha | 2024 | down 97.7% | volatile |
| 100 | Hungary | 107.63 ha | 2024 | down 95.8% | volatile |
| 101 | France | 107.56 ha | 2024 | down 98.1% | volatile |
| 102 | Tunisia | 107.36 ha | 2024 | down 54.5% | volatile |
| 103 | Lebanon | 107.29 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 104 | Cyprus | 85.85 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 105 | Equatorial Guinea | 64.11 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Poland | 43.12 ha | 2024 | down 77.8% | volatile |
| 107 | Iraq | 42.95 ha | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 108 | Morocco | 42.93 ha | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 109 | Egypt | 42.89 ha | 2024 | down 91.3% | volatile |
| 110 | Haiti | 42.8 ha | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Namibia | 42.79 ha | 2024 | down 92.9% | volatile |
| 112 | Mauritania | 42.78 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 113 | Somalia | 42.74 ha | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 114 | Germany | 21.55 ha | 2024 | up 0.1% | volatile |
| 115 | Czechia | 21.54 ha | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Afghanistan | 21.46 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 117 | Bangladesh | 21.41 ha | 2024 | down 92.9% | volatile |
| 118 | Jamaica | 21.4 ha | 2024 | down 85.7% | volatile |
| 119 | Armenia | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Austria | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Belgium | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 119 | Burkina Faso | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 119 | Barbados | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 119 | Switzerland | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Denmark | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 119 | Eritrea | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 119 | Estonia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 119 | Finland | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 119 | Fiji | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Ireland | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 119 | Israel | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 119 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 119 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 119 | Liechtenstein | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 119 | Lesotho | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 119 | Lithuania | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 119 | Latvia | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Mauritius | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 119 | Niger | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 119 | Norway | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 119 | Puerto Rico | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Saudi Arabia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 119 | Slovakia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 119 | Slovenia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 119 | Sweden | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 119 | Tajikistan | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 119 | Turkmenistan | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 119 | Uzbekistan | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Vanuatu | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 119 | Samoa | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 119 | French Guiana | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Serbia and Montenegro | 0 ha | 2005 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 119 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 119 | Republic of Korea | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 0 ha | 1999 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Brunei Darussalam | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 119 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 119 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 119 | Réunion | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 119 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 132.33 million ha
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 100.48 million ha
- Non-Annex I countries 124.94 million ha
- Middle Africa 50.47 million ha
- Africa 105.21 million ha
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 103.73 million ha
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 73.63 million ha
- Eastern Africa 47.20 million ha
- Asia 1.90 million ha
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 45.54 million ha
- Americas 19.57 million ha
- Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 495,196 ha
- South America 16.89 million ha
- Annex I countries 7.39 million ha
- Western Africa 7.04 million ha
- Europe 2.95 million ha
- Eastern Europe 2.86 million ha
- Oceania 2.70 million ha
- Northern America 1.82 million ha
- South-eastern Asia 1.60 million ha
- Central America 802,517 ha
- United States of America 302,568 ha
- Southern Africa 269,050 ha
- Northern Africa 236,838 ha
- Southern Asia 207,726 ha
- Southern Europe 86,205 ha
- Eastern Asia 72,297 ha
- European Union (27) 66,062 ha
- Western Asia 12,460 ha
- Northern Europe 1,447 ha
- Central Asia 1,399 ha
- Western Europe 129.11 ha
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.