Savanna — Burned Area in Angola
Angola: Savanna — Burned Area was 16.50 million ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Savanna — Burned Area in Angola, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Angola recorded 16.50 million ha for savanna — burned area in 2024.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna — burned area in Angola peaked at 17.29 million ha in 2019 and was at its lowest, 10.26 million ha, in 1997.
That places Angola 2nd out of 221 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Savanna — Burned Area in Angola, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 15.06 million ha | — |
| 1991 | 15.06 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 15.06 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 15.06 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 15.06 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 15.06 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 10.63 million ha | -29.4% |
| 1997 | 10.26 million ha | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 11.40 million ha | +11.1% |
| 1999 | 10.43 million ha | -8.4% |
| 2000 | 11.20 million ha | +7.4% |
| 2001 | 13.66 million ha | +21.9% |
| 2002 | 14.65 million ha | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 15.98 million ha | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 16.19 million ha | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 16.02 million ha | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 16.48 million ha | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 16.14 million ha | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 16.13 million ha | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 15.82 million ha | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 16.21 million ha | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 16.03 million ha | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 16.20 million ha | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 15.60 million ha | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 15.54 million ha | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 15.92 million ha | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 16.33 million ha | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 16.69 million ha | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 14.75 million ha | -11.6% |
| 2019 | 17.29 million ha | +17.2% |
| 2020 | 16.22 million ha | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 15.91 million ha | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 16.05 million ha | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 16.41 million ha | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 16.50 million ha | +0.6% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 16.50 million ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7,382 ha, 2235.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Angola's 16.50 million ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 138,459 ha, 119.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna — Burned Area in Angola 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 | -29.4% | 15.06 million ha | 10.63 million ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.31 million ha | 10.26 million ha | 15.06 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.23 million ha | 11.20 million ha | 16.48 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.06 million ha | 14.75 million ha | 17.29 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.22 million ha | 15.91 million ha | 16.50 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Angola
- 1 Sudan (former) 16.56 million ha compare
- 3 Democratic Republic of the Congo 21.51 million ha compare
- 3 South Sudan 16.10 million ha compare
- 4 United Republic of Tanzania 4.46 million ha compare
- 4 Zambia 11.91 million ha compare
- 5 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 2.97 million ha compare
- 5 Mozambique 10.99 million ha compare
More climate change data for Angola
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 42.42 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 13,873 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,998 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 8,875 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 18.86 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 316.97 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 694.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 496.27 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 198.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1.87 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna — burned area in Angola?
- Savanna — burned area in Angola was 16.50 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest savanna — burned area recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 17.29 million ha in 2019.
- What is the lowest savanna — burned area recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.26 million ha in 1997.
- How does Angola rank for savanna — burned area?
- Angola ranks 2nd out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna — burned area rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Savanna — 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.