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Savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 0.0001 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0.0001 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
105th
of 188 countries
All-time high
0.001 ha per square kilometre
in 2011
All-time low
0 ha per square kilometre
in 1996
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Afghanistan, 1990–2023

000.0010.0010.0011990200620231990: 0 ha per square kilometre1991: 0 ha per square kilometre1992: 0 ha per square kilometre1993: 0 ha per square kilometre1994: 0 ha per square kilometre1995: 0 ha per square kilometre1996: 0 ha per square kilometre1997: 0 ha per square kilometre1998: 0 ha per square kilometre1999: 0 ha per square kilometre2000: 0 ha per square kilometre2001: 0 ha per square kilometre2002: 0 ha per square kilometre2003: 0 ha per square kilometre2004: 0 ha per square kilometre2005: 0 ha per square kilometre2006: 0 ha per square kilometre2007: 0 ha per square kilometre2008: 0 ha per square kilometre2009: 0 ha per square kilometre2010: 0 ha per square kilometre2011: 0.001 ha per square kilometre2012: 0 ha per square kilometre2013: 0 ha per square kilometre2014: 0 ha per square kilometre2015: 0 ha per square kilometre2016: 0 ha per square kilometre2017: 0 ha per square kilometre2018: 0 ha per square kilometre2019: 0 ha per square kilometre2020: 0 ha per square kilometre2021: 0.001 ha per square kilometre2022: 0 ha per square kilometre2023: 0 ha per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.

Analysis

Afghanistan recorded 0.0001 ha per square kilometre for savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in 2023.

Over the whole period, savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Afghanistan peaked at 0.001 ha per square kilometre in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0 ha per square kilometre, in 1996.

That places Afghanistan 105th out of 188 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Afghanistan, year by year

Year ha per square kilometre Change
1990 0.0001 ha per square kilometre —
1991 0.0001 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
1992 0.0001 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
1993 0.0001 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
1994 0.0001 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
1995 0.0001 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
1996 0 ha per square kilometre -100.0%
1997 0 ha per square kilometre —
1998 0 ha per square kilometre —
1999 0 ha per square kilometre —
2000 0 ha per square kilometre —
2001 0 ha per square kilometre —
2002 0 ha per square kilometre -100.0%
2003 0 ha per square kilometre —
2004 0 ha per square kilometre -100.0%
2005 0 ha per square kilometre —
2006 0 ha per square kilometre —
2007 0 ha per square kilometre -100.0%
2008 0.0002 ha per square kilometre —
2009 0.0002 ha per square kilometre -14.3%
2010 0.0001 ha per square kilometre -66.7%
2011 0.001 ha per square kilometre +1450.0%
2012 0 ha per square kilometre -100.0%
2013 0 ha per square kilometre —
2014 0 ha per square kilometre —
2015 0 ha per square kilometre —
2016 0.0004 ha per square kilometre —
2017 0.0001 ha per square kilometre -83.3%
2018 0 ha per square kilometre -100.0%
2019 0 ha per square kilometre —
2020 0.0002 ha per square kilometre —
2021 0.0009 ha per square kilometre +419.9%
2022 0.0001 ha per square kilometre -92.3%
2023 0.0001 ha per square kilometre +0.0%

Afghanistan compared with similar countries

  • Afghanistan's 0.0001 ha per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.1993 ha per square kilometre, 0% of the median. (22 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Afghanistan 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.

YearChange FromTo
2011 +1450.0% 0.0001 ha per square kilometre 0.001 ha per square kilometre
2021 +419.9% 0.0002 ha per square kilometre 0.0009 ha per square kilometre

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0001 ha per square kilometre 0 ha per square kilometre 0.0001 ha per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0001 ha per square kilometre 0 ha per square kilometre 0.0002 ha per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0002 ha per square kilometre 0 ha per square kilometre 0.001 ha per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0003 ha per square kilometre 0.0001 ha per square kilometre 0.0009 ha per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

  1. 102 Namibia 0.0003 ha per square kilometre compare
  2. 103 Malaysia 0.0001 ha per square kilometre compare
  3. 104 Belarus 0.0001 ha per square kilometre compare
  4. 106 Germany 0.0001 ha per square kilometre compare
  5. 107 Somalia 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  6. 108 Aruba 0 ha per square kilometre
  7. 108 Andorra 0 ha per square kilometre
  8. 108 United Arab Emirates 0 ha per square kilometre
  9. 108 Armenia 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  10. 108 American Samoa 0 ha per square kilometre
  11. 108 Antigua and Barbuda 0 ha per square kilometre
  12. 108 Austria 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  13. 108 Belgium 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  14. 108 Burkina Faso 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  15. 108 Bahrain 0 ha per square kilometre
  16. 108 Bermuda 0 ha per square kilometre
  17. 108 Switzerland 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  18. 108 Comoros 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  19. 108 Cayman Islands 0 ha per square kilometre
  20. 108 Czechia 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  21. 108 Djibouti 0 ha per square kilometre
  22. 108 Dominica 0 ha per square kilometre
  23. 108 Denmark 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  24. 108 Eritrea 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  25. 108 Finland 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  26. 108 Faroe Islands 0 ha per square kilometre
  27. 108 Gibraltar 0 ha per square kilometre
  28. 108 Grenada 0 ha per square kilometre
  29. 108 Greenland 0 ha per square kilometre
  30. 108 Guam 0 ha per square kilometre
  31. 108 Hungary 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  32. 108 Isle of Man 0 ha per square kilometre
  33. 108 Ireland 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  34. 108 Iraq 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  35. 108 Iceland 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  36. 108 Israel 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  37. 108 Jordan 0 ha per square kilometre
  38. 108 Kyrgyzstan 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  39. 108 Kiribati 0 ha per square kilometre
  40. 108 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  41. 108 Kuwait 0 ha per square kilometre
  42. 108 Lebanon 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  43. 108 Libya 0 ha per square kilometre
  44. 108 Saint Lucia 0 ha per square kilometre
  45. 108 Liechtenstein 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  46. 108 Lesotho 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  47. 108 Luxembourg 0 ha per square kilometre
  48. 108 Latvia 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  49. 108 Monaco 0 ha per square kilometre
  50. 108 Maldives 0 ha per square kilometre
  51. 108 Marshall Islands 0 ha per square kilometre
  52. 108 Malta 0 ha per square kilometre
  53. 108 Montenegro 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  54. 108 Northern Mariana Islands 0 ha per square kilometre
  55. 108 Mauritania 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  56. 108 Mauritius 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  57. 108 Niger 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  58. 108 Norway 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  59. 108 Oman 0 ha per square kilometre
  60. 108 Palau 0 ha per square kilometre
  61. 108 Poland 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  62. 108 Puerto Rico 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  63. 108 Palestine 0 ha per square kilometre
  64. 108 French Polynesia 0 ha per square kilometre
  65. 108 Qatar 0 ha per square kilometre
  66. 108 Saudi Arabia 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  67. 108 Singapore 0 ha per square kilometre
  68. 108 Solomon Islands 0 ha per square kilometre
  69. 108 San Marino 0 ha per square kilometre
  70. 108 Sao Tome and Principe 0 ha per square kilometre
  71. 108 Slovakia 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  72. 108 Slovenia 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  73. 108 Sweden 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  74. 108 Seychelles 0 ha per square kilometre
  75. 108 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  76. 108 Tajikistan 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  77. 108 Turkmenistan 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  78. 108 Tonga 0 ha per square kilometre
  79. 108 Tuvalu 0 ha per square kilometre
  80. 108 Uzbekistan 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  81. 108 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 ha per square kilometre
  82. 108 British Virgin Islands 0 ha per square kilometre
  83. 108 United States Virgin Islands 0 ha per square kilometre
  84. 108 Vanuatu 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  85. 108 Samoa 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  86. 108 Yemen 0 ha per square kilometre

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Frequently asked questions

What is savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Afghanistan?
Savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Afghanistan was 0.0001 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest savanna — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Afghanistan?
The highest recorded value was 0.001 ha per square kilometre in 2011.
What is the lowest savanna — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Afghanistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0 ha per square kilometre in 1996.
How does Afghanistan rank for savanna — burned area, per square kilometre?
Afghanistan ranks 105th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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How this figure is calculated

Savanna — Burned Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Savanna — Burned Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)

Computed from

  • Savanna — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
  • Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

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

Indicator
Savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Unit
ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
190 places, 6,313 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Savanna — Burned Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.