Savanna fires — Burned Area in Sudan
Sudan: Savanna fires — Burned Area was 5.35 million ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Savanna fires — Burned Area in Sudan, 2012–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 5.35 million ha for savanna fires — burned area in 2024.
That represents a change of down 11.9% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area in Sudan peaked at 6.74 million ha in 2012 and was at its lowest, 3.74 million ha, in 2022.
Sudan ranks 13th of 221 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Savanna fires — Burned Area in Sudan, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 6.74 million ha | — |
| 2013 | 6.14 million ha | -8.8% |
| 2014 | 4.97 million ha | -19.0% |
| 2015 | 4.88 million ha | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 5.51 million ha | +13.0% |
| 2017 | 4.95 million ha | -10.1% |
| 2018 | 4.75 million ha | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 4.18 million ha | -11.9% |
| 2020 | 5.78 million ha | +38.1% |
| 2021 | 5.13 million ha | -11.2% |
| 2022 | 3.74 million ha | -27.2% |
| 2023 | 6.07 million ha | +62.4% |
| 2024 | 5.35 million ha | -11.9% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 5.35 million ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 729,406 ha, 7.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 5.35 million ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 874,766 ha, 6.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna fires — Burned Area in Sudan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +62.4% | 3.74 million ha | 6.07 million ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.27 million ha | 4.18 million ha | 6.74 million ha | 8 |
| 2020s | 5.21 million ha | 3.74 million ha | 6.07 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 10 Central African Republic 11.06 million ha compare
- 10 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 317,331 ha compare
- 11 Russian Federation 8.15 million ha compare
- 11 Viet Nam 131,183 ha compare
- 12 Mali 6.49 million ha compare
- 12 Melanesia 109,335 ha compare
- 13 Syrian Arab Republic 68,354 ha compare
- 14 Chad 4.71 million ha compare
- 14 Türkiye 56,239 ha compare
- 15 South Africa 4.33 million ha compare
- 15 Timor-Leste 3,185 ha compare
- 16 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 1,375 ha compare
- 16 Ghana 4.17 million ha compare
More climate change data for Sudan
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 120.48 million kg (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 72,276 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 21,634 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 50,642 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 81.64 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,809 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,215 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,182 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 33.05 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 4.46 kt (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burned area in Sudan?
- Savanna fires — burned area in Sudan was 5.35 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 6.74 million ha in 2012.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.74 million ha in 2022.
- How does Sudan rank for savanna fires — burned area?
- Sudan ranks 13th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burned area rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sudan 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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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.