Savanna — Burned Area, per capita in Angola
Angola: Savanna — Burned Area, per capita was 0.4355 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Savanna — Burned Area, per capita in Angola, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Angola recorded 0.4355 ha per person for savanna — burned area, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna — burned area, per capita in Angola peaked at 1.3 ha per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.4355 ha per person, in 2024.
That places Angola 4th out of 188 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, per capita in Angola, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.3 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 1.25 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 1.21 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 1.17 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 1.14 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 1.1 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 0.75 ha per person | -31.8% |
| 1997 | 0.6998 ha per person | -6.7% |
| 1998 | 0.7518 ha per person | +7.4% |
| 1999 | 0.666 ha per person | -11.4% |
| 2000 | 0.6917 ha per person | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 0.8155 ha per person | +17.9% |
| 2002 | 0.8455 ha per person | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 0.8907 ha per person | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 0.8704 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.8305 ha per person | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 0.8236 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.7766 ha per person | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 0.7475 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.7059 ha per person | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 0.6957 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.6618 ha per person | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 0.6436 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.5962 ha per person | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 0.5723 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5655 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.5596 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.5519 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.4712 ha per person | -14.6% |
| 2019 | 0.5339 ha per person | +13.3% |
| 2020 | 0.485 ha per person | -9.2% |
| 2021 | 0.4607 ha per person | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4503 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.4464 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.4355 ha per person | -2.4% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 0.4355 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0004 ha per person, 1003.6× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Angola's 0.4355 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0044 ha per person, 98.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna — Burned Area, per capita 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 | -31.8% | 1.1 ha per person | 0.75 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 ha per person | 0.666 ha per person | 1.3 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7998 ha per person | 0.6917 ha per person | 0.8907 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5852 ha per person | 0.4712 ha per person | 0.6957 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4556 ha per person | 0.4355 ha per person | 0.485 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Angola
- 1 Central African Republic 1.79 ha per person compare
- 2 South Sudan 1.35 ha per person compare
- 3 Zambia 0.5586 ha per person compare
- 5 Mozambique 0.3173 ha per person compare
- 6 Congo 0.2553 ha per person compare
- 7 Guinea 0.1829 ha per person 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, per capita in Angola?
- Savanna — burned area, per capita in Angola was 0.4355 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna — burned area, per capita recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3 ha per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest savanna — burned area, per capita recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4355 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Angola rank for savanna — burned area, per capita?
- Angola ranks 4th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Savanna — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Savanna — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Savanna — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Savanna — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Savanna — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.