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Savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso: Savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 0 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0 ha per square kilometre
World rank
108th
of 188 countries
All-time high
8.24 ha per square kilometre
in 2000
All-time low
0 ha per square kilometre
in 2003
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

024681990200620231990: 1 ha per square kilometre1991: 1 ha per square kilometre1992: 1 ha per square kilometre1993: 1 ha per square kilometre1994: 1 ha per square kilometre1995: 1 ha per square kilometre1996: 5.9 ha per square kilometre1997: 6 ha per square kilometre1998: 4.8 ha per square kilometre1999: 5.3 ha per square kilometre2000: 8.2 ha per square kilometre2001: 0.001 ha per square kilometre2002: 0.001 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: 0.001 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 ha per square kilometre2022: 0 ha per square kilometre2023: 0 ha per square kilometre

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso is 0 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso peaked at 8.24 ha per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0 ha per square kilometre, in 2003.

That places Burkina Faso 108th 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 Burkina Faso, year by year

Year ha per square kilometre Change
1990 1.04 ha per square kilometre —
1991 1.04 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
1992 1.04 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
1993 1.04 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
1994 1.04 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
1995 1.04 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
1996 5.94 ha per square kilometre +469.3%
1997 6.01 ha per square kilometre +1.2%
1998 4.8 ha per square kilometre -20.2%
1999 5.27 ha per square kilometre +9.7%
2000 8.24 ha per square kilometre +56.5%
2001 0.0014 ha per square kilometre -100.0%
2002 0.0014 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
2003 0 ha per square kilometre -100.0%
2004 0.0002 ha per square kilometre —
2005 0.0004 ha per square kilometre +150.0%
2006 0.0004 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
2007 0.0002 ha per square kilometre -60.0%
2008 0.0001 ha per square kilometre -50.0%
2009 0.0002 ha per square kilometre +100.0%
2010 0.0005 ha per square kilometre +250.0%
2011 0.0009 ha per square kilometre +71.4%
2012 0.0004 ha per square kilometre -58.3%
2013 0.0005 ha per square kilometre +20.0%
2014 0 ha per square kilometre -100.0%
2015 0.0001 ha per square kilometre —
2016 0 ha per square kilometre -100.0%
2017 0 ha per square kilometre —
2018 0 ha per square kilometre —
2019 0 ha per square kilometre —
2020 0 ha per square kilometre —
2021 0 ha per square kilometre —
2022 0 ha per square kilometre —
2023 0 ha per square kilometre —

Burkina Faso compared with similar countries

  • Burkina Faso's 0 ha per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.1993 ha per square kilometre. (22 countries reporting)
  • Burkina Faso's 0 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2315 ha per square kilometre. (44 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.83 ha per square kilometre 1.04 ha per square kilometre 6.01 ha per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.8246 ha per square kilometre 0 ha per square kilometre 8.24 ha per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0002 ha per square kilometre 0 ha per square kilometre 0.0009 ha per square kilometre 10
2020s 0 ha per square kilometre 0 ha per square kilometre 0 ha per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Burkina Faso

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  6. 108 United Arab Emirates 0 ha per square kilometre
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  8. 108 American Samoa 0 ha per square kilometre
  9. 108 Antigua and Barbuda 0 ha per square kilometre
  10. 108 Austria 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  11. 108 Belgium 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  12. 108 Bahrain 0 ha per square kilometre
  13. 108 Bermuda 0 ha per square kilometre
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  15. 108 Comoros 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  16. 108 Cayman Islands 0 ha per square kilometre
  17. 108 Czechia 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  18. 108 Djibouti 0 ha per square kilometre
  19. 108 Dominica 0 ha per square kilometre
  20. 108 Denmark 0 ha per square kilometre compare
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  22. 108 Finland 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  23. 108 Faroe Islands 0 ha per square kilometre
  24. 108 Gibraltar 0 ha per square kilometre
  25. 108 Grenada 0 ha per square kilometre
  26. 108 Greenland 0 ha per square kilometre
  27. 108 Guam 0 ha per square kilometre
  28. 108 Hungary 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  29. 108 Isle of Man 0 ha per square kilometre
  30. 108 Ireland 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  31. 108 Iraq 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  32. 108 Iceland 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  33. 108 Israel 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  34. 108 Jordan 0 ha per square kilometre
  35. 108 Kyrgyzstan 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  36. 108 Kiribati 0 ha per square kilometre
  37. 108 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  38. 108 Kuwait 0 ha per square kilometre
  39. 108 Lebanon 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  40. 108 Libya 0 ha per square kilometre
  41. 108 Saint Lucia 0 ha per square kilometre
  42. 108 Liechtenstein 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  43. 108 Lesotho 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  44. 108 Luxembourg 0 ha per square kilometre
  45. 108 Latvia 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  46. 108 Monaco 0 ha per square kilometre
  47. 108 Maldives 0 ha per square kilometre
  48. 108 Marshall Islands 0 ha per square kilometre
  49. 108 Malta 0 ha per square kilometre
  50. 108 Montenegro 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  51. 108 Northern Mariana Islands 0 ha per square kilometre
  52. 108 Mauritania 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  53. 108 Mauritius 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  54. 108 Niger 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  55. 108 Norway 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  56. 108 Oman 0 ha per square kilometre
  57. 108 Palau 0 ha per square kilometre
  58. 108 Poland 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  59. 108 Puerto Rico 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  60. 108 Palestine 0 ha per square kilometre
  61. 108 French Polynesia 0 ha per square kilometre
  62. 108 Qatar 0 ha per square kilometre
  63. 108 Saudi Arabia 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  64. 108 Singapore 0 ha per square kilometre
  65. 108 Solomon Islands 0 ha per square kilometre
  66. 108 San Marino 0 ha per square kilometre
  67. 108 Sao Tome and Principe 0 ha per square kilometre
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  69. 108 Slovenia 0 ha per square kilometre compare
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  74. 108 Turkmenistan 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  75. 108 Tonga 0 ha per square kilometre
  76. 108 Tuvalu 0 ha per square kilometre
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Frequently asked questions

What is savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso?
Savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso was 0 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest savanna — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Burkina Faso?
The highest recorded value was 8.24 ha per square kilometre in 2000.
What is the lowest savanna — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Burkina Faso?
The lowest recorded value was 0 ha per square kilometre in 2003.
How does Burkina Faso rank for savanna — burned area, per square kilometre?
Burkina Faso ranks 108th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
Is savanna — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Burkina Faso 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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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)

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

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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
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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.