Savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Eswatini
Eswatini: Savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 0.7599 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Eswatini, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 0.7599 ha per square kilometre for savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.4% on the previous year and down 40.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Eswatini peaked at 2.09 ha per square kilometre in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.1669 ha per square kilometre, in 2006.
Eswatini ranks 25th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.8662 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.8662 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.8662 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.8662 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.8662 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.8662 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.63 ha per square kilometre | +87.6% |
| 1997 | 1.06 ha per square kilometre | -35.1% |
| 1998 | 2.09 ha per square kilometre | +98.4% |
| 1999 | 1.38 ha per square kilometre | -33.9% |
| 2000 | 0.7289 ha per square kilometre | -47.3% |
| 2001 | 0.6901 ha per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 0.5817 ha per square kilometre | -15.7% |
| 2003 | 0.2479 ha per square kilometre | -57.4% |
| 2004 | 0.3799 ha per square kilometre | +53.3% |
| 2005 | 0.3152 ha per square kilometre | -17.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1669 ha per square kilometre | -47.0% |
| 2007 | 1.02 ha per square kilometre | +508.2% |
| 2008 | 0.7935 ha per square kilometre | -21.8% |
| 2009 | 0.5082 ha per square kilometre | -35.9% |
| 2010 | 1.11 ha per square kilometre | +119.1% |
| 2011 | 1.17 ha per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 1.29 ha per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2013 | 1.28 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 1.05 ha per square kilometre | -17.7% |
| 2015 | 0.3862 ha per square kilometre | -63.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2155 ha per square kilometre | -44.2% |
| 2017 | 0.4846 ha per square kilometre | +124.9% |
| 2018 | 0.5232 ha per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 1.37 ha per square kilometre | +162.4% |
| 2020 | 0.5033 ha per square kilometre | -63.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9318 ha per square kilometre | +85.2% |
| 2022 | 0.6528 ha per square kilometre | -29.9% |
| 2023 | 0.7599 ha per square kilometre | +16.4% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 0.7599 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0118 ha per square kilometre, 64.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 0.7599 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2315 ha per square kilometre, 3.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Eswatini 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +508.2% | 0.1669 ha per square kilometre | 1.02 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.14 ha per square kilometre | 0.8662 ha per square kilometre | 2.09 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5428 ha per square kilometre | 0.1669 ha per square kilometre | 1.02 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8883 ha per square kilometre | 0.2155 ha per square kilometre | 1.37 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7119 ha per square kilometre | 0.5033 ha per square kilometre | 0.9318 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More climate change data for Eswatini
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 10.39 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,459 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 469.92 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 988.9 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 35.32 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 77.58 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 66.81 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 10.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.2521 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Eswatini?
- Savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Eswatini was 0.7599 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 2.09 ha per square kilometre in 1998.
- What is the lowest savanna — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1669 ha per square kilometre in 2006.
- How does Eswatini rank for savanna — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Eswatini ranks 25th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is savanna — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini 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
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.