Savanna fires — Burned Area in Sudan (former)
Sudan (former): Savanna fires — Burned Area was 31.05 million ha in 2011. ▬ Flat
Savanna fires — Burned Area in Sudan (former), 1990–2011
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Sudan (former) recorded 31.05 million ha for savanna fires — burned area in 2011.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.9% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area in Sudan (former) peaked at 38.76 million ha in 2000 and was at its lowest, 25.99 million ha, in 2001.
Sudan (former) ranks 5th of 221 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Savanna fires — Burned Area in Sudan (former), year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 32.47 million ha | — |
| 1991 | 32.47 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 32.47 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 32.47 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 32.47 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 32.47 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 31.70 million ha | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 32.09 million ha | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 35.36 million ha | +10.2% |
| 1999 | 34.58 million ha | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 38.76 million ha | +12.1% |
| 2001 | 25.99 million ha | -33.0% |
| 2002 | 34.48 million ha | +32.7% |
| 2003 | 32.51 million ha | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 34.42 million ha | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 37.09 million ha | +7.8% |
| 2006 | 29.49 million ha | -20.5% |
| 2007 | 36.05 million ha | +22.3% |
| 2008 | 33.46 million ha | -7.2% |
| 2009 | 35.40 million ha | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 27.25 million ha | -23.0% |
| 2011 | 31.05 million ha | +13.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.86 million ha | 31.70 million ha | 35.36 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.77 million ha | 25.99 million ha | 38.76 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.15 million ha | 27.25 million ha | 31.05 million ha | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sudan (former)
- 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
- 6 South Sudan 24.46 million ha
- 6 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 4.61 million ha compare
- 7 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 4.53 million ha compare
- 7 Zambia 18.80 million ha compare
- 8 Brazil 17.29 million ha compare
More climate change data for Sudan (former)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 87.55 million kg (2011)
- Potatoes — Crop residues 0.0027 kt (2011)
- Maize (corn) — Crop residues 444,369 kg (2011)
- Maize (corn) — Crop residues 0.0086 kt (2011)
- Maize (corn) — Crop residues 0.007 kt (2011)
- Maize (corn) — Crop residues 0.0016 kt (2011)
- Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues 31,080 t (2011)
- Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues 0.0839 kt (2011)
- Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues 0.0022 kt (2011)
- Potatoes — Crop residues 0.0121 kt (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burned area in Sudan (former)?
- Savanna fires — burned area in Sudan (former) was 31.05 million ha in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area recorded in Sudan (former)?
- The highest recorded value was 38.76 million ha in 2000.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area recorded in Sudan (former)?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.99 million ha in 2001.
- How does Sudan (former) rank for savanna fires — burned area?
- Sudan (former) ranks 5th out of 221 countries with data for 2011.
- Is savanna fires — burned area rising or falling in Sudan (former)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sudan (former) 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.