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Savanna fires — Burned Area in Greenland

Greenland: Savanna fires — Burned Area was 0 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0 ha
World rank
141st
of 221 countries
All-time high
2,119 ha
in 2017
All-time low
0 ha
in 1996
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Savanna fires — Burned Area in Greenland, 1990–2024

05001.0k1.5k2.0k1990200720241990: 85.7 ha1991: 85.7 ha1992: 85.7 ha1993: 85.7 ha1994: 85.7 ha1995: 85.7 ha1996: 0 ha1997: 0 ha1998: 0 ha1999: 0 ha2000: 0 ha2001: 0 ha2002: 0 ha2003: 0 ha2004: 0 ha2005: 0 ha2006: 0 ha2007: 0 ha2008: 0 ha2009: 0 ha2010: 0 ha2011: 0 ha2012: 0 ha2013: 0 ha2014: 0 ha2015: 0 ha2016: 0 ha2017: 2.1k ha2018: 0 ha2019: 367.4 ha2020: 0 ha2021: 0 ha2022: 0 ha2023: 0 ha2024: 0 ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for savanna fires — burned area in Greenland is 0 ha, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of down 100.0% over five years.

Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area in Greenland peaked at 2,119 ha in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0 ha, in 1996.

That places Greenland 141st out of 221 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Savanna fires — Burned Area in Greenland, year by year

Year ha Change
1990 85.72 ha —
1991 85.72 ha +0.0%
1992 85.72 ha +0.0%
1993 85.72 ha +0.0%
1994 85.72 ha +0.0%
1995 85.72 ha +0.0%
1996 0 ha -100.0%
1997 0 ha —
1998 0 ha —
1999 0 ha —
2000 0 ha —
2001 0 ha —
2002 0 ha —
2003 0 ha —
2004 0 ha —
2005 0 ha —
2006 0 ha —
2007 0 ha —
2008 0 ha —
2009 0 ha —
2010 0 ha —
2011 0 ha —
2012 0 ha —
2013 0 ha —
2014 0 ha —
2015 0 ha —
2016 0 ha —
2017 2,119 ha —
2018 0 ha -100.0%
2019 367.44 ha —
2020 0 ha -100.0%
2021 0 ha —
2022 0 ha —
2023 0 ha —
2024 0 ha —

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 51.43 ha 0 ha 85.72 ha 10
2000s 0 ha 0 ha 0 ha 10
2010s 248.6 ha 0 ha 2,119 ha 10
2020s 0 ha 0 ha 0 ha 5

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  4. 141 American Samoa 0 ha
  5. 141 Andorra 0 ha
  6. 141 Anguilla 0 ha
  7. 141 Antigua and Barbuda 0 ha
  8. 141 Aruba 0 ha
  9. 141 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 0 ha
  10. 141 Austria 0 ha compare
  11. 141 Bahrain 0 ha
  12. 141 Barbados 0 ha compare
  13. 141 Belgium 0 ha compare
  14. 141 Bermuda 0 ha
  15. 141 British Virgin Islands 0 ha
  16. 141 Brunei Darussalam 0 ha compare
  17. 141 Cayman Islands 0 ha
  18. 141 China, Hong Kong SAR 0 ha compare
  19. 141 China, Macao SAR 0 ha
  20. 141 Cook Islands 0 ha
  21. 141 Denmark 0 ha compare
  22. 141 Djibouti 0 ha compare
  23. 141 Dominica 0 ha
  24. 141 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 0 ha compare
  25. 141 Faroe Islands 0 ha
  26. 141 Finland 0 ha compare
  27. 141 French Polynesia 0 ha
  28. 141 Gibraltar 0 ha compare
  29. 141 Grenada 0 ha compare
  30. 141 Guadeloupe 0 ha
  31. 141 Guam 0 ha
  32. 141 Ireland 0 ha compare
  33. 141 Isle of Man 0 ha compare
  34. 141 Kiribati 0 ha
  35. 141 Kuwait 0 ha compare
  36. 141 Libya 0 ha compare
  37. 141 Liechtenstein 0 ha compare
  38. 141 Luxembourg 0 ha
  39. 141 Maldives 0 ha
  40. 141 Malta 0 ha
  41. 141 Marshall Islands 0 ha
  42. 141 Martinique 0 ha
  43. 141 Mauritius 0 ha compare
  44. 141 Monaco 0 ha
  45. 141 Montserrat 0 ha compare
  46. 141 Naoero 0 ha
  47. 141 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0 ha compare
  48. 141 Netherlands Antilles (former) 0 ha
  49. 141 Niue 0 ha
  50. 141 Norfolk Island 0 ha
  51. 141 Northern Mariana Islands 0 ha
  52. 141 Norway 0 ha compare
  53. 141 Oman 0 ha compare
  54. 141 Palau 0 ha
  55. 141 Pitcairn 0 ha
  56. 141 Puerto Rico 0 ha compare
  57. 141 Qatar 0 ha
  58. 141 Republic of Korea 0 ha compare
  59. 141 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 ha compare
  60. 141 Saint Lucia 0 ha
  61. 141 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 ha
  62. 141 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 ha
  63. 141 Samoa 0 ha compare
  64. 141 San Marino 0 ha
  65. 141 Sao Tome and Principe 0 ha compare
  66. 141 Seychelles 0 ha
  67. 141 Singapore 0 ha
  68. 141 Slovakia 0 ha compare
  69. 141 Slovenia 0 ha compare
  70. 141 Solomon Islands 0 ha compare
  71. 141 Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands 0 ha
  72. 141 Sweden 0 ha compare
  73. 141 Switzerland 0 ha compare
  74. 141 Tajikistan 0 ha compare
  75. 141 Tokelau 0 ha
  76. 141 Tonga 0 ha
  77. 141 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 ha compare
  78. 141 Tuvalu 0 ha
  79. 141 United Arab Emirates 0 ha
  80. 141 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0 ha compare
  81. 141 United States Virgin Islands 0 ha
  82. 141 Vanuatu 0 ha compare
  83. 141 Western Sahara 0 ha

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Frequently asked questions

What is savanna fires — burned area in Greenland?
Savanna fires — burned area in Greenland was 0 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest savanna fires — burned area recorded in Greenland?
The highest recorded value was 2,119 ha in 2017.
What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area recorded in Greenland?
The lowest recorded value was 0 ha in 1996.
How does Greenland rank for savanna fires — burned area?
Greenland ranks 141st out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
Where does this Greenland 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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Indicator
Savanna fires — Burned Area
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
274 places, 9,364 data points, 1990–2024
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