Savanna fires — Burned Area in Angola
Angola: Savanna fires — Burned Area was 35.32 million ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Savanna fires — Burned Area in Angola, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Angola recorded 35.32 million ha for savanna fires — burned area in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area in Angola peaked at 38.09 million ha in 2003 and was at its lowest, 27.74 million ha, in 1999.
Angola ranks 2nd of 221 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Savanna fires — Burned Area in Angola, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 32.89 million ha | — |
| 1991 | 32.89 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 32.89 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 32.89 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 32.89 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 32.89 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 28.64 million ha | -12.9% |
| 1997 | 27.78 million ha | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 30.49 million ha | +9.7% |
| 1999 | 27.74 million ha | -9.0% |
| 2000 | 28.79 million ha | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 29.08 million ha | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 32.50 million ha | +11.7% |
| 2003 | 38.09 million ha | +17.2% |
| 2004 | 38.02 million ha | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 37.17 million ha | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 33.46 million ha | -10.0% |
| 2007 | 36.35 million ha | +8.7% |
| 2008 | 33.62 million ha | -7.5% |
| 2009 | 33.03 million ha | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 34.85 million ha | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 36.16 million ha | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 33.28 million ha | -8.0% |
| 2013 | 34.39 million ha | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 32.16 million ha | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 33.66 million ha | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 33.69 million ha | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 34.18 million ha | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 29.40 million ha | -14.0% |
| 2019 | 33.90 million ha | +15.3% |
| 2020 | 31.01 million ha | -8.5% |
| 2021 | 31.88 million ha | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 31.63 million ha | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 33.58 million ha | +6.2% |
| 2024 | 35.32 million ha | +5.2% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 35.32 million ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 118,811 ha, 297.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Angola's 35.32 million ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 874,766 ha, 40.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.20 million ha | 27.74 million ha | 32.89 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.01 million ha | 28.79 million ha | 38.09 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.57 million ha | 29.40 million ha | 36.16 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.68 million ha | 31.01 million ha | 35.32 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Angola
- 1 OECD 42.37 million ha compare
- 3 Democratic Republic of the Congo 29.25 million ha compare
- 3 Australia and New Zealand 34.24 million ha compare
- 4 Australia 34.24 million ha compare
- 4 United Republic of Tanzania 7.54 million ha compare
- 5 Sudan (former) 31.05 million ha 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 fires — burned area in Angola?
- Savanna fires — burned area in Angola was 35.32 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 38.09 million ha in 2003.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.74 million ha in 1999.
- How does Angola rank for savanna fires — burned area?
- Angola ranks 2nd out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burned area rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Angola 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.