Savanna fires — Burned Area in OECD
OECD: Savanna fires — Burned Area was 42.37 million ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Savanna fires — Burned Area in OECD, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for savanna fires — burned area in OECD is 42.37 million ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 49.6% on the previous year and down 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area in OECD peaked at 94.36 million ha in 2012 and was at its lowest, 19.26 million ha, in 2020.
OECD ranks 1st of 221 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Savanna fires — Burned Area in OECD, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 51.66 million ha | — |
| 1991 | 51.66 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 51.66 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 51.66 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 51.66 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 51.66 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 40.21 million ha | -22.2% |
| 1997 | 35.73 million ha | -11.1% |
| 1998 | 44.08 million ha | +23.4% |
| 1999 | 65.26 million ha | +48.0% |
| 2000 | 76.27 million ha | +16.9% |
| 2001 | 93.38 million ha | +22.4% |
| 2002 | 81.05 million ha | -13.2% |
| 2003 | 35.55 million ha | -56.1% |
| 2004 | 68.33 million ha | +92.2% |
| 2005 | 34.07 million ha | -50.1% |
| 2006 | 61.33 million ha | +80.0% |
| 2007 | 56.40 million ha | -8.0% |
| 2008 | 35.46 million ha | -37.1% |
| 2009 | 43.73 million ha | +23.3% |
| 2010 | 22.29 million ha | -49.0% |
| 2011 | 93.69 million ha | +320.3% |
| 2012 | 94.36 million ha | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 33.45 million ha | -64.6% |
| 2014 | 50.61 million ha | +51.3% |
| 2015 | 47.02 million ha | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 27.40 million ha | -41.7% |
| 2017 | 55.44 million ha | +102.3% |
| 2018 | 56.15 million ha | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 36.39 million ha | -35.2% |
| 2020 | 19.26 million ha | -47.1% |
| 2021 | 32.62 million ha | +69.4% |
| 2022 | 32.01 million ha | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 84.14 million ha | +162.9% |
| 2024 | 42.37 million ha | -49.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna fires — Burned Area in OECD 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 | +320.3% | 22.29 million ha | 93.69 million ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.52 million ha | 35.73 million ha | 65.26 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.56 million ha | 34.07 million ha | 93.38 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.68 million ha | 22.29 million ha | 94.36 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.08 million ha | 19.26 million ha | 84.14 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near OECD
- 2 Angola 35.32 million ha compare
- 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
More climate change data for OECD
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 842.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 223,315 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 264,403 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 26,568 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 906.49 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 743,908 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 240,219 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 984,128 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 41,088 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1,467 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burned area in OECD?
- Savanna fires — burned area in OECD was 42.37 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area recorded in OECD?
- The highest recorded value was 94.36 million ha in 2012.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area recorded in OECD?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.26 million ha in 2020.
- How does OECD rank for savanna fires — burned area?
- OECD ranks 1st out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burned area rising or falling in OECD?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD 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.