Savanna fires — Burned Area in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)
Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs): Savanna fires — Burned Area was 85.42 million ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Savanna fires — Burned Area in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs), 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) recorded 85.42 million ha for savanna fires — burned area in 2024.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) peaked at 100.91 million ha in 2012 and was at its lowest, 65.74 million ha, in 2009.
Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) ranks 6th of 31 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Savanna fires — Burned Area in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs), year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 66.64 million ha | — |
| 1991 | 66.64 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 73.82 million ha | +10.8% |
| 1993 | 78.52 million ha | +6.4% |
| 1994 | 78.52 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 78.52 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 84.09 million ha | +7.1% |
| 1997 | 83.92 million ha | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 89.02 million ha | +6.1% |
| 1999 | 82.49 million ha | -7.3% |
| 2000 | 82.80 million ha | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 75.69 million ha | -8.6% |
| 2002 | 98.09 million ha | +29.6% |
| 2003 | 87.01 million ha | -11.3% |
| 2004 | 90.25 million ha | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 96.82 million ha | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 89.37 million ha | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 87.54 million ha | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 93.60 million ha | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 65.74 million ha | -29.8% |
| 2010 | 95.21 million ha | +44.8% |
| 2011 | 86.08 million ha | -9.6% |
| 2012 | 100.91 million ha | +17.2% |
| 2013 | 93.32 million ha | -7.5% |
| 2014 | 92.29 million ha | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 96.90 million ha | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 97.93 million ha | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 99.92 million ha | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 89.92 million ha | -10.0% |
| 2019 | 79.94 million ha | -11.1% |
| 2020 | 89.78 million ha | +12.3% |
| 2021 | 96.42 million ha | +7.4% |
| 2022 | 85.75 million ha | -11.1% |
| 2023 | 88.65 million ha | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 85.42 million ha | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.22 million ha | 66.64 million ha | 89.02 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 86.69 million ha | 65.74 million ha | 98.09 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.24 million ha | 79.94 million ha | 100.91 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.20 million ha | 85.42 million ha | 96.42 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)
- 3 Democratic Republic of the Congo 29.25 million ha compare
- 3 Australia and New Zealand 34.24 million ha compare
- 4 Australia 34.24 million ha compare
- 4 United Republic of Tanzania 7.54 million ha compare
- 5 Sudan (former) 31.05 million ha compare
- 6 South Sudan 24.46 million ha compare
- 6 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 4.61 million ha compare
- 7 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 4.53 million ha compare
- 7 Zambia 18.80 million ha compare
- 8 Brazil 17.29 million ha compare
- 9 Lao People's Democratic Republic 579,820 ha compare
- 9 Mozambique 15.15 million ha compare
More climate change data for Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 3.82 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 537,618 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 157,414 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 380,204 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 594.01 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 13,579 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 51,187 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 33,999 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 17,188 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 128.3 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burned area in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
- Savanna fires — burned area in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) was 85.42 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area recorded in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 100.91 million ha in 2012.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area recorded in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.74 million ha in 2009.
- How does Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) rank for savanna fires — burned area?
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) ranks 6th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burned area rising or falling in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 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.