Savanna fires — Burned Area in Benin
Benin: Savanna fires — Burned Area was 595,921 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Savanna fires — Burned Area in Benin, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Benin recorded 595,921 ha for savanna fires — burned area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.0% on the previous year and down 40.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area in Benin peaked at 2.37 million ha in 1998 and was at its lowest, 595,921 ha, in 2024.
Benin ranks 38th of 221 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Savanna fires — Burned Area in Benin, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.28 million ha | — |
| 1991 | 1.28 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.28 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.28 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.28 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.28 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.85 million ha | +43.8% |
| 1997 | 2.02 million ha | +9.6% |
| 1998 | 2.37 million ha | +17.1% |
| 1999 | 1.90 million ha | -19.8% |
| 2000 | 2.37 million ha | +24.7% |
| 2001 | 1.10 million ha | -53.4% |
| 2002 | 1.69 million ha | +52.8% |
| 2003 | 1.40 million ha | -16.8% |
| 2004 | 1.19 million ha | -14.8% |
| 2005 | 2.13 million ha | +78.1% |
| 2006 | 1.47 million ha | -30.9% |
| 2007 | 1.56 million ha | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 1.03 million ha | -34.0% |
| 2009 | 1.03 million ha | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 939,129 ha | -8.8% |
| 2011 | 1.09 million ha | +15.6% |
| 2012 | 1.03 million ha | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 1.22 million ha | +19.3% |
| 2014 | 995,180 ha | -18.6% |
| 2015 | 935,963 ha | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 1.07 million ha | +14.5% |
| 2017 | 911,111 ha | -15.0% |
| 2018 | 823,555 ha | -9.6% |
| 2019 | 988,370 ha | +20.0% |
| 2020 | 937,863 ha | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 831,084 ha | -11.4% |
| 2022 | 609,149 ha | -26.7% |
| 2023 | 754,155 ha | +23.8% |
| 2024 | 595,921 ha | -21.0% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 595,921 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 118,811 ha, 5.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Benin's 595,921 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 874,766 ha, 68% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.58 million ha | 1.28 million ha | 2.37 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.50 million ha | 1.03 million ha | 2.37 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 999,912 ha | 823,555 ha | 1.22 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 745,634 ha | 595,921 ha | 937,863 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More climate change data for Benin
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.33 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 6,760 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,583 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,177 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 9.75 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 149.17 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 457.08 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 256.1 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 200.98 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.9664 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burned area in Benin?
- Savanna fires — burned area in Benin was 595,921 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 2.37 million ha in 1998.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 595,921 ha in 2024.
- How does Benin rank for savanna fires — burned area?
- Benin ranks 38th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burned area rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin 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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About this data
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.