Savanna fires — Burned Area in Russian Federation
Russian Federation: Savanna fires — Burned Area was 8.15 million ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Savanna fires — Burned Area in Russian Federation, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Russian Federation recorded 8.15 million ha for savanna fires — burned area in 2024.
That represents a change of up 30.5% on the previous year and down 41.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area in Russian Federation peaked at 18.07 million ha in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1.54 million ha, in 1997.
Russian Federation ranks 11th of 221 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Savanna fires — Burned Area in Russian Federation, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 7.59 million ha | — |
| 1993 | 7.59 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 7.59 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 7.59 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 3.96 million ha | -47.8% |
| 1997 | 1.54 million ha | -61.2% |
| 1998 | 5.47 million ha | +256.3% |
| 1999 | 2.08 million ha | -61.9% |
| 2000 | 2.63 million ha | +26.1% |
| 2001 | 6.12 million ha | +132.7% |
| 2002 | 9.68 million ha | +58.2% |
| 2003 | 18.07 million ha | +86.7% |
| 2004 | 5.28 million ha | -70.8% |
| 2005 | 6.95 million ha | +31.5% |
| 2006 | 8.16 million ha | +17.4% |
| 2007 | 6.19 million ha | -24.1% |
| 2008 | 13.83 million ha | +123.4% |
| 2009 | 6.61 million ha | -52.2% |
| 2010 | 6.96 million ha | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 9.41 million ha | +35.2% |
| 2012 | 10.88 million ha | +15.7% |
| 2013 | 5.32 million ha | -51.1% |
| 2014 | 13.96 million ha | +162.2% |
| 2015 | 6.79 million ha | -51.3% |
| 2016 | 6.83 million ha | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 5.59 million ha | -18.2% |
| 2018 | 9.34 million ha | +67.1% |
| 2019 | 8.83 million ha | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 8.39 million ha | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 11.18 million ha | +33.2% |
| 2022 | 5.59 million ha | -50.0% |
| 2023 | 6.25 million ha | +11.7% |
| 2024 | 8.15 million ha | +30.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.43 million ha | 1.54 million ha | 7.59 million ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 8.35 million ha | 2.63 million ha | 18.07 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.39 million ha | 5.32 million ha | 13.96 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.91 million ha | 5.59 million ha | 11.18 million ha | 5 |
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More climate change data for Russian Federation
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 84,904 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 18,247 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 66,658 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 68.86 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2,381 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 18,764 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 16,121 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,643 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 60.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 94.39 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burned area in Russian Federation?
- Savanna fires — burned area in Russian Federation was 8.15 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area recorded in Russian Federation?
- The highest recorded value was 18.07 million ha in 2003.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area recorded in Russian Federation?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.54 million ha in 1997.
- How does Russian Federation rank for savanna fires — burned area?
- Russian Federation ranks 11th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burned area rising or falling in Russian Federation?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Russian Federation 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.