Savanna fires — Burned Area in Rwanda
Rwanda: Savanna fires — Burned Area was 50,070 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Savanna fires — Burned Area in Rwanda, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 50,070 ha for savanna fires — burned area in 2024.
The figure is up 41.7% on the previous year and up 80.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area in Rwanda peaked at 57,165 ha in 2002 and was at its lowest, 5,385 ha, in 2007.
Rwanda ranks 69th of 221 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Savanna fires — Burned Area in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 28,502 ha | — |
| 1991 | 28,502 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 28,502 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 28,502 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 28,502 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 28,502 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 13,872 ha | -51.3% |
| 1997 | 17,964 ha | +29.5% |
| 1998 | 20,435 ha | +13.8% |
| 1999 | 14,096 ha | -31.0% |
| 2000 | 7,827 ha | -44.5% |
| 2001 | 11,091 ha | +41.7% |
| 2002 | 57,165 ha | +415.4% |
| 2003 | 32,525 ha | -43.1% |
| 2004 | 25,088 ha | -22.9% |
| 2005 | 23,293 ha | -7.2% |
| 2006 | 14,425 ha | -38.1% |
| 2007 | 5,385 ha | -62.7% |
| 2008 | 15,322 ha | +184.5% |
| 2009 | 13,036 ha | -14.9% |
| 2010 | 34,491 ha | +164.6% |
| 2011 | 6,026 ha | -82.5% |
| 2012 | 28,615 ha | +374.8% |
| 2013 | 31,927 ha | +11.6% |
| 2014 | 27,738 ha | -13.1% |
| 2015 | 56,802 ha | +104.8% |
| 2016 | 54,729 ha | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 48,489 ha | -11.4% |
| 2018 | 32,611 ha | -32.7% |
| 2019 | 34,491 ha | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 42,548 ha | +23.4% |
| 2021 | 36,607 ha | -14.0% |
| 2022 | 34,513 ha | -5.7% |
| 2023 | 35,325 ha | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 50,070 ha | +41.7% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 50,070 ha is below the median for low income countries, which is 729,406 ha, 7% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 50,070 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 874,766 ha, 6% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna fires — Burned Area in Rwanda 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +415.4% | 11,091 ha | 57,165 ha |
| 2012 | +374.8% | 6,026 ha | 28,615 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23,738 ha | 13,872 ha | 28,502 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 20,516 ha | 5,385 ha | 57,165 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 35,592 ha | 6,026 ha | 56,802 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 39,813 ha | 34,513 ha | 50,070 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
More climate change data for Rwanda
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 14.59 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,059 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,586 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,473 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 5.98 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 88.33 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 388.82 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 261.95 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 126.86 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.9885 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burned area in Rwanda?
- Savanna fires — burned area in Rwanda was 50,070 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 57,165 ha in 2002.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,385 ha in 2007.
- How does Rwanda rank for savanna fires — burned area?
- Rwanda ranks 69th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burned area rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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.