Savanna fires — Burned Area in Senegal
Senegal: Savanna fires — Burned Area was 3.38 million ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
3.38 million ha
Change on year
down 13.8%
World rank
21st
of 221 countries
All-time high
4.70 million ha
in 2006
All-time low
2.32 million ha
in 2003
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Savanna fires — Burned Area in Senegal, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 3.38 million ha for savanna fires — burned area in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.8% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area in Senegal peaked at 4.70 million ha in 2006 and was at its lowest, 2.32 million ha, in 2003.
Senegal ranks 21st of 221 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Savanna fires — Burned Area in Senegal, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.58 million ha | — |
| 1991 | 3.58 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 3.58 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 3.58 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 3.58 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 3.58 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 3.33 million ha | -6.9% |
| 1997 | 2.97 million ha | -11.0% |
| 1998 | 2.86 million ha | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 3.44 million ha | +20.3% |
| 2000 | 3.73 million ha | +8.7% |
| 2001 | 4.01 million ha | +7.4% |
| 2002 | 3.55 million ha | -11.6% |
| 2003 | 2.32 million ha | -34.7% |
| 2004 | 3.83 million ha | +65.5% |
| 2005 | 4.13 million ha | +7.8% |
| 2006 | 4.70 million ha | +13.8% |
| 2007 | 3.51 million ha | -25.4% |
| 2008 | 3.85 million ha | +9.7% |
| 2009 | 3.40 million ha | -11.7% |
| 2010 | 3.90 million ha | +14.8% |
| 2011 | 4.41 million ha | +13.1% |
| 2012 | 3.05 million ha | -30.9% |
| 2013 | 3.65 million ha | +19.7% |
| 2014 | 3.32 million ha | -9.0% |
| 2015 | 2.48 million ha | -25.5% |
| 2016 | 3.68 million ha | +48.5% |
| 2017 | 3.59 million ha | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 2.85 million ha | -20.5% |
| 2019 | 3.50 million ha | +22.6% |
| 2020 | 3.99 million ha | +14.0% |
| 2021 | 3.80 million ha | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 3.46 million ha | -9.1% |
| 2023 | 3.92 million ha | +13.5% |
| 2024 | 3.38 million ha | -13.8% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 3.38 million ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 118,811 ha, 28.5× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 3.38 million ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 874,766 ha, 3.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.41 million ha | 2.86 million ha | 3.58 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.70 million ha | 2.32 million ha | 4.70 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.44 million ha | 2.48 million ha | 4.41 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.71 million ha | 3.38 million ha | 3.99 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 18 Congo 3.82 million ha compare
- 18 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 ha
- 18 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0 ha
- 18 Micronesia 0 ha
- 18 Polynesia 0 ha compare
- 19 Madagascar 3.74 million ha compare
- 20 Nigeria 3.67 million ha compare
- 21 Côte d'Ivoire 1.27 million ha compare
- 22 Ethiopia 3.28 million ha compare
- 23 Burkina Faso 3.26 million ha compare
- 24 Guinea 3.18 million ha compare
More climate change data for Senegal
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 52.87 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 14,177 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,966 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 9,211 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 18.74 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 328.96 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,197 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 536.47 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 660.78 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2.02 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burned area in Senegal?
- Savanna fires — burned area in Senegal was 3.38 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 4.70 million ha in 2006.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.32 million ha in 2003.
- How does Senegal rank for savanna fires — burned area?
- Senegal ranks 21st out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burned area rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Senegal 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.