Savanna fires — Burned Area in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Savanna fires — Burned Area was 3.26 million ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Savanna fires — Burned Area in Burkina Faso, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for savanna fires — burned area in Burkina Faso is 3.26 million ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 41.0% on the previous year and up 73.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area in Burkina Faso peaked at 3.47 million ha in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1.26 million ha, in 2022.
Burkina Faso ranks 23rd of 221 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Savanna fires — Burned Area in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.35 million ha | — |
| 1991 | 2.35 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2.35 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2.35 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2.35 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2.35 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2.22 million ha | -5.4% |
| 1997 | 2.39 million ha | +7.8% |
| 1998 | 2.37 million ha | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 2.44 million ha | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 3.28 million ha | +34.4% |
| 2001 | 2.56 million ha | -21.9% |
| 2002 | 3.21 million ha | +25.0% |
| 2003 | 2.87 million ha | -10.6% |
| 2004 | 3.28 million ha | +14.6% |
| 2005 | 3.47 million ha | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 2.53 million ha | -27.1% |
| 2007 | 2.69 million ha | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 2.21 million ha | -17.7% |
| 2009 | 2.45 million ha | +10.6% |
| 2010 | 2.58 million ha | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 2.49 million ha | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 1.73 million ha | -30.6% |
| 2013 | 2.01 million ha | +16.7% |
| 2014 | 1.88 million ha | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 1.44 million ha | -23.5% |
| 2016 | 1.94 million ha | +34.7% |
| 2017 | 1.72 million ha | -11.3% |
| 2018 | 1.28 million ha | -25.5% |
| 2019 | 1.32 million ha | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 1.40 million ha | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 1.57 million ha | +12.1% |
| 2022 | 1.26 million ha | -20.2% |
| 2023 | 2.31 million ha | +84.1% |
| 2024 | 3.26 million ha | +41.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.35 million ha | 2.22 million ha | 2.44 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.85 million ha | 2.21 million ha | 3.47 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.84 million ha | 1.28 million ha | 2.58 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.96 million ha | 1.26 million ha | 3.26 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More climate change data for Burkina Faso
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 29,986 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10,729 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 19,257 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 40.49 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 687.74 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,646 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,267 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,379 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 4.78 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 84.96 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burned area in Burkina Faso?
- Savanna fires — burned area in Burkina Faso was 3.26 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 3.47 million ha in 2005.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.26 million ha in 2022.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for savanna fires — burned area?
- Burkina Faso ranks 23rd out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burned area rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso 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.