Savanna fires — Burned Area in Mongolia
Mongolia: Savanna fires — Burned Area was 264,955 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Savanna fires — Burned Area in Mongolia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, savanna fires — burned area in Mongolia stood at 264,955 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 86.3% on the previous year and down 78.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area in Mongolia peaked at 2.23 million ha in 2012 and was at its lowest, 31,866 ha, in 2018.
Mongolia ranks 49th of 216 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 958,335 ha | 731,455 ha | 1.49 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.08 million ha | 316,895 ha | 1.83 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.03 million ha | 31,866 ha | 2.23 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 560,129 ha | 64,193 ha | 1.93 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 46 Guinea-Bissau 285,439 ha compare
- 47 Honduras 283,938 ha compare
- 48 Thailand 265,102 ha compare
- 50 Ukraine 262,542 ha compare
- 51 China (People’s Republic of) 257,196 ha compare
- 52 China, mainland 256,982 ha compare
More climate change data for Mongolia
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 17,853 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,940 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 12,913 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 18.64 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 461.19 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 67.54 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 64.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.2444 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0991 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burned area in Mongolia?
- Savanna fires — burned area in Mongolia was 264,955 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.23 million ha in 2012.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 31,866 ha in 2018.
- How does Mongolia rank for savanna fires — burned area?
- Mongolia ranks 49th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burned area rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 78.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mongolia 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.