Savanna fires — Burned Area in Oceania
Oceania: Savanna fires — Burned Area was 34.35 million ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Savanna fires — Burned Area in Oceania, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, savanna fires — burned area in Oceania stood at 34.35 million ha.
The figure is down 52.1% on the previous year and down 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area in Oceania peaked at 91.51 million ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 14.95 million ha, in 2020.
That places Oceania 10th out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Savanna fires — Burned Area in Oceania, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 46.58 million ha | — |
| 1991 | 46.58 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 46.58 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 46.58 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 46.58 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 46.58 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 36.91 million ha | -20.8% |
| 1997 | 34.00 million ha | -7.9% |
| 1998 | 38.92 million ha | +14.5% |
| 1999 | 62.02 million ha | +59.4% |
| 2000 | 73.40 million ha | +18.4% |
| 2001 | 91.51 million ha | +24.7% |
| 2002 | 76.07 million ha | -16.9% |
| 2003 | 30.51 million ha | -59.9% |
| 2004 | 63.20 million ha | +107.2% |
| 2005 | 27.30 million ha | -56.8% |
| 2006 | 56.06 million ha | +105.4% |
| 2007 | 51.01 million ha | -9.0% |
| 2008 | 31.37 million ha | -38.5% |
| 2009 | 39.87 million ha | +27.1% |
| 2010 | 18.09 million ha | -54.6% |
| 2011 | 86.53 million ha | +378.2% |
| 2012 | 88.80 million ha | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 27.56 million ha | -69.0% |
| 2014 | 45.98 million ha | +66.8% |
| 2015 | 41.82 million ha | -9.0% |
| 2016 | 23.54 million ha | -43.7% |
| 2017 | 47.93 million ha | +103.6% |
| 2018 | 51.60 million ha | +7.7% |
| 2019 | 32.32 million ha | -37.4% |
| 2020 | 14.95 million ha | -53.7% |
| 2021 | 25.92 million ha | +73.4% |
| 2022 | 27.50 million ha | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 71.64 million ha | +160.6% |
| 2024 | 34.35 million ha | -52.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna fires — Burned Area in Oceania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +378.2% | 18.09 million ha | 86.53 million ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.13 million ha | 34.00 million ha | 62.02 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.03 million ha | 27.30 million ha | 91.51 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.42 million ha | 18.09 million ha | 88.80 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.87 million ha | 14.95 million ha | 71.64 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Oceania
- 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
- 10 Central African Republic 11.06 million ha compare
- 10 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 317,331 ha compare
- 11 Russian Federation 8.15 million ha compare
- 11 Viet Nam 131,183 ha compare
- 12 Mali 6.49 million ha compare
- 12 Melanesia 109,335 ha compare
- 13 Sudan 5.35 million ha compare
- 13 Syrian Arab Republic 68,354 ha compare
More climate change data for Oceania
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.44 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 170,425 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 47,343 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 123,082 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 178.65 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4,396 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 13,359 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 11,817 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,542 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 44.59 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burned area in Oceania?
- Savanna fires — burned area in Oceania was 34.35 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area recorded in Oceania?
- The highest recorded value was 91.51 million ha in 2001.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area recorded in Oceania?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.95 million ha in 2020.
- How does Oceania rank for savanna fires — burned area?
- Oceania ranks 10th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burned area rising or falling in Oceania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Oceania 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.