Savanna fires — Burned Area in Asia
Asia: Savanna fires — Burned Area was 6.02 million ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Savanna fires — Burned Area in Asia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Asia recorded 6.02 million ha for savanna fires — burned area in 2024.
That represents a change of down 33.0% on the previous year and down 56.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area in Asia peaked at 29.04 million ha in 2002 and was at its lowest, 5.40 million ha, in 2022.
That places Asia 5th out of 22 regions with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Savanna fires — Burned Area in Asia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.49 million ha | — |
| 1991 | 6.49 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 13.67 million ha | +110.6% |
| 1993 | 13.67 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 13.67 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 13.67 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 12.23 million ha | -10.5% |
| 1997 | 13.43 million ha | +9.8% |
| 1998 | 13.62 million ha | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 11.10 million ha | -18.5% |
| 2000 | 9.02 million ha | -18.8% |
| 2001 | 9.94 million ha | +10.2% |
| 2002 | 29.04 million ha | +192.2% |
| 2003 | 17.98 million ha | -38.1% |
| 2004 | 22.75 million ha | +26.5% |
| 2005 | 18.89 million ha | -17.0% |
| 2006 | 21.80 million ha | +15.4% |
| 2007 | 16.33 million ha | -25.1% |
| 2008 | 15.84 million ha | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 12.76 million ha | -19.4% |
| 2010 | 19.42 million ha | +52.2% |
| 2011 | 9.53 million ha | -50.9% |
| 2012 | 13.47 million ha | +41.3% |
| 2013 | 7.18 million ha | -46.7% |
| 2014 | 13.85 million ha | +92.8% |
| 2015 | 16.03 million ha | +15.7% |
| 2016 | 8.67 million ha | -45.9% |
| 2017 | 19.05 million ha | +119.8% |
| 2018 | 8.40 million ha | -55.9% |
| 2019 | 15.75 million ha | +87.4% |
| 2020 | 9.52 million ha | -39.5% |
| 2021 | 10.09 million ha | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 5.40 million ha | -46.5% |
| 2023 | 8.99 million ha | +66.5% |
| 2024 | 6.02 million ha | -33.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.80 million ha | 6.49 million ha | 13.67 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.43 million ha | 9.02 million ha | 29.04 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.14 million ha | 7.18 million ha | 19.42 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.00 million ha | 5.40 million ha | 10.09 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Asia
- 2 Angola 35.32 million ha compare
- 3 Australia and New Zealand 34.24 million ha compare
- 4 Australia 34.24 million ha compare
- 5 Sudan (former) 31.05 million ha compare
- 6 South Sudan 24.46 million ha compare
- 7 Zambia 18.80 million ha compare
- 8 Brazil 17.29 million ha compare
More climate change data for Asia
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 2.01 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 512,601 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1.49 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,934 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 53,345 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.12 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 552,825 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 567,748 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2,086 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 20,277 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burned area in Asia?
- Savanna fires — burned area in Asia was 6.02 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area recorded in Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 29.04 million ha in 2002.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area recorded in Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.40 million ha in 2022.
- How does Asia rank for savanna fires — burned area?
- Asia ranks 5th out of 22 regions with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burned area rising or falling in Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Asia 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.