Savanna fires — Burned Area in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Savanna fires — Burned Area was 3.28 million ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Savanna fires — Burned Area in Ethiopia, 1993–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 3.28 million ha for savanna fires — burned area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is down 13.9% on the previous year and down 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area in Ethiopia peaked at 6.27 million ha in 1999 and was at its lowest, 3.28 million ha, in 2024.
That places Ethiopia 22nd out of 221 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Savanna fires — Burned Area in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 4.70 million ha | — |
| 1994 | 4.70 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 4.70 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 5.19 million ha | +10.5% |
| 1997 | 4.99 million ha | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 6.16 million ha | +23.5% |
| 1999 | 6.27 million ha | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 5.85 million ha | -6.7% |
| 2001 | 4.16 million ha | -28.9% |
| 2002 | 5.51 million ha | +32.4% |
| 2003 | 4.59 million ha | -16.7% |
| 2004 | 5.13 million ha | +11.7% |
| 2005 | 5.86 million ha | +14.3% |
| 2006 | 4.41 million ha | -24.9% |
| 2007 | 5.62 million ha | +27.6% |
| 2008 | 4.60 million ha | -18.2% |
| 2009 | 4.86 million ha | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 4.40 million ha | -9.6% |
| 2011 | 4.48 million ha | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 5.18 million ha | +15.8% |
| 2013 | 4.91 million ha | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 4.44 million ha | -9.6% |
| 2015 | 5.06 million ha | +13.9% |
| 2016 | 4.57 million ha | -9.6% |
| 2017 | 4.03 million ha | -11.9% |
| 2018 | 4.19 million ha | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 3.69 million ha | -11.9% |
| 2020 | 3.71 million ha | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 4.00 million ha | +7.9% |
| 2022 | 3.33 million ha | -16.7% |
| 2023 | 3.81 million ha | +14.4% |
| 2024 | 3.28 million ha | -13.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.24 million ha | 4.70 million ha | 6.27 million ha | 7 |
| 2000s | 5.06 million ha | 4.16 million ha | 5.86 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.49 million ha | 3.69 million ha | 5.18 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.63 million ha | 3.28 million ha | 4.00 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More climate change data for Ethiopia
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 87,053 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 27,625 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 59,429 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 104.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2,122 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,042 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,650 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 392.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 17.55 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 14.02 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burned area in Ethiopia?
- Savanna fires — burned area in Ethiopia was 3.28 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.27 million ha in 1999.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.28 million ha in 2024.
- How does Ethiopia rank for savanna fires — burned area?
- Ethiopia ranks 22nd out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burned area rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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.