Savanna — Burned Area in OECD
OECD: Savanna — Burned Area was 5.03 million ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Savanna — Burned Area in OECD, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, savanna — burned area in OECD stood at 5.03 million ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 49.1% on the previous year and down 36.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna — burned area in OECD peaked at 13.03 million ha in 1999 and was at its lowest, 3.37 million ha, in 2010.
That places OECD 8th out of 221 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Savanna — Burned Area in OECD, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.04 million ha | — |
| 1991 | 7.04 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 7.04 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 7.04 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 7.04 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 7.04 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 10.50 million ha | +49.2% |
| 1997 | 8.14 million ha | -22.5% |
| 1998 | 9.50 million ha | +16.7% |
| 1999 | 13.03 million ha | +37.2% |
| 2000 | 12.52 million ha | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 6.16 million ha | -50.8% |
| 2002 | 8.69 million ha | +41.1% |
| 2003 | 7.05 million ha | -18.8% |
| 2004 | 7.02 million ha | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 7.57 million ha | +7.8% |
| 2006 | 6.61 million ha | -12.7% |
| 2007 | 5.14 million ha | -22.3% |
| 2008 | 5.14 million ha | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 7.84 million ha | +52.7% |
| 2010 | 3.37 million ha | -57.0% |
| 2011 | 8.07 million ha | +139.5% |
| 2012 | 8.77 million ha | +8.7% |
| 2013 | 6.73 million ha | -23.2% |
| 2014 | 7.96 million ha | +18.2% |
| 2015 | 6.16 million ha | -22.6% |
| 2016 | 4.68 million ha | -24.1% |
| 2017 | 5.26 million ha | +12.5% |
| 2018 | 5.14 million ha | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 5.93 million ha | +15.5% |
| 2020 | 4.17 million ha | -29.8% |
| 2021 | 4.27 million ha | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 3.71 million ha | -13.1% |
| 2023 | 9.90 million ha | +166.9% |
| 2024 | 5.03 million ha | -49.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna — Burned Area in OECD 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +166.9% | 3.71 million ha | 9.90 million ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.34 million ha | 7.04 million ha | 13.03 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.37 million ha | 5.14 million ha | 12.52 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.21 million ha | 3.37 million ha | 8.77 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.41 million ha | 3.71 million ha | 9.90 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near OECD
- 5 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 2.97 million ha compare
- 5 Mozambique 10.99 million ha compare
- 6 Central African Republic 9.56 million ha compare
- 7 Brazil 9.24 million ha compare
- 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1.80 million ha compare
- 9 Russian Federation 2.76 million ha compare
- 9 Viet Nam 81,346 ha compare
- 10 Guinea 2.70 million ha compare
- 10 Melanesia 71,246 ha compare
- 11 Lao People's Democratic Republic 54,723 ha compare
- 11 Australia and New Zealand 2.63 million ha compare
More climate change data for OECD
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 842.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 223,315 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 264,403 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 26,568 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 906.49 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 743,908 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 240,219 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 984,128 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 41,088 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1,467 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna — burned area in OECD?
- Savanna — burned area in OECD was 5.03 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest savanna — burned area recorded in OECD?
- The highest recorded value was 13.03 million ha in 1999.
- What is the lowest savanna — burned area recorded in OECD?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.37 million ha in 2010.
- How does OECD rank for savanna — burned area?
- OECD ranks 8th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna — burned area rising or falling in OECD?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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.