Savanna fires — Burned Area in Americas
Americas: Savanna fires — Burned Area was 40.27 million ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Savanna fires — Burned Area in Americas, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Americas recorded 40.27 million ha for savanna fires — burned area in 2024.
That represents a change of up 14.3% on the previous year and up 43.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area in Americas peaked at 51.24 million ha in 2007 and was at its lowest, 15.89 million ha, in 2000.
That places Americas 9th out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Savanna fires — Burned Area in Americas, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 31.47 million ha | — |
| 1991 | 31.47 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 31.47 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 31.47 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 31.47 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 31.47 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 18.98 million ha | -39.7% |
| 1997 | 18.21 million ha | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 30.04 million ha | +65.0% |
| 1999 | 24.70 million ha | -17.8% |
| 2000 | 15.89 million ha | -35.7% |
| 2001 | 29.43 million ha | +85.2% |
| 2002 | 38.44 million ha | +30.6% |
| 2003 | 36.01 million ha | -6.3% |
| 2004 | 37.52 million ha | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 40.09 million ha | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 28.03 million ha | -30.1% |
| 2007 | 51.24 million ha | +82.8% |
| 2008 | 30.06 million ha | -41.3% |
| 2009 | 21.42 million ha | -28.7% |
| 2010 | 47.99 million ha | +124.1% |
| 2011 | 29.16 million ha | -39.2% |
| 2012 | 35.47 million ha | +21.6% |
| 2013 | 24.73 million ha | -30.3% |
| 2014 | 28.11 million ha | +13.7% |
| 2015 | 31.15 million ha | +10.8% |
| 2016 | 29.11 million ha | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 37.37 million ha | +28.4% |
| 2018 | 23.39 million ha | -37.4% |
| 2019 | 32.53 million ha | +39.1% |
| 2020 | 39.50 million ha | +21.4% |
| 2021 | 29.69 million ha | -24.8% |
| 2022 | 28.75 million ha | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 35.23 million ha | +22.5% |
| 2024 | 40.27 million ha | +14.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.08 million ha | 18.21 million ha | 31.47 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.81 million ha | 15.89 million ha | 51.24 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.90 million ha | 23.39 million ha | 47.99 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.69 million ha | 28.75 million ha | 40.27 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Americas
- 6 South Sudan 24.46 million ha compare
- 7 Zambia 18.80 million ha compare
- 8 Brazil 17.29 million ha compare
- 9 Mozambique 15.15 million ha compare
- 10 Central African Republic 11.06 million ha compare
- 11 Russian Federation 8.15 million ha compare
- 12 Mali 6.49 million ha compare
More climate change data for Americas
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.51 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 342,967 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1.17 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,294 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 41,659 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 273,211 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 222,184 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 51,028 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 838.43 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1,822 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burned area in Americas?
- Savanna fires — burned area in Americas was 40.27 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 51.24 million ha in 2007.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.89 million ha in 2000.
- How does Americas rank for savanna fires — burned area?
- Americas ranks 9th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burned area rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Americas data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Savanna fires — Burned Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.