Savanna fires — Burned Area in Sweden
Sweden: Savanna fires — Burned Area was 0 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0 ha
World rank
141st
of 221 countries
All-time high
12,352 ha
in 2018
All-time low
0 ha
in 1996
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Savanna fires — Burned Area in Sweden, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, savanna fires — burned area in Sweden stood at 0 ha. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area in Sweden peaked at 12,352 ha in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0 ha, in 1996.
Sweden ranks 141st of 221 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Savanna fires — Burned Area in Sweden, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 634.63 ha | — |
| 1991 | 634.63 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 634.63 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 634.63 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 634.63 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 634.63 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0 ha | -100.0% |
| 1997 | 0 ha | — |
| 1998 | 307.62 ha | — |
| 1999 | 0 ha | -100.0% |
| 2000 | 0 ha | — |
| 2001 | 0 ha | — |
| 2002 | 86.32 ha | — |
| 2003 | 0 ha | -100.0% |
| 2004 | 0 ha | — |
| 2005 | 0 ha | — |
| 2006 | 2,615 ha | — |
| 2007 | 0 ha | -100.0% |
| 2008 | 215.93 ha | — |
| 2009 | 0 ha | -100.0% |
| 2010 | 0 ha | — |
| 2011 | 0 ha | — |
| 2012 | 0 ha | — |
| 2013 | 0 ha | — |
| 2014 | 2,828 ha | — |
| 2015 | 0 ha | -100.0% |
| 2016 | 0 ha | — |
| 2017 | 0 ha | — |
| 2018 | 12,352 ha | — |
| 2019 | 0 ha | -100.0% |
| 2020 | 0 ha | — |
| 2021 | 0 ha | — |
| 2022 | 0 ha | — |
| 2023 | 0 ha | — |
| 2024 | 0 ha | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 411.54 ha | 0 ha | 634.63 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 291.71 ha | 0 ha | 2,615 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,518 ha | 0 ha | 12,352 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 ha | 0 ha | 0 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 138 Mayotte 42.77 ha compare
- 139 Czechia 21.54 ha compare
- 140 Belgium-Luxembourg 1.62 ha compare
- 141 American Samoa 0 ha
- 141 Andorra 0 ha
- 141 Anguilla 0 ha
- 141 Antigua and Barbuda 0 ha
- 141 Aruba 0 ha
- 141 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 0 ha
- 141 Austria 0 ha compare
- 141 Bahrain 0 ha
- 141 Barbados 0 ha compare
- 141 Belgium 0 ha compare
- 141 Bermuda 0 ha
- 141 British Virgin Islands 0 ha
- 141 Brunei Darussalam 0 ha compare
- 141 Cayman Islands 0 ha
- 141 China, Hong Kong SAR 0 ha compare
- 141 China, Macao SAR 0 ha
- 141 Cook Islands 0 ha
- 141 Denmark 0 ha compare
- 141 Djibouti 0 ha compare
- 141 Dominica 0 ha
- 141 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 0 ha compare
- 141 Faroe Islands 0 ha
- 141 Finland 0 ha compare
- 141 French Polynesia 0 ha
- 141 Gibraltar 0 ha compare
- 141 Greenland 0 ha compare
- 141 Grenada 0 ha compare
- 141 Guadeloupe 0 ha
- 141 Guam 0 ha
- 141 Ireland 0 ha compare
- 141 Isle of Man 0 ha compare
- 141 Kiribati 0 ha
- 141 Kuwait 0 ha compare
- 141 Libya 0 ha compare
- 141 Liechtenstein 0 ha compare
- 141 Luxembourg 0 ha
- 141 Maldives 0 ha
- 141 Malta 0 ha
- 141 Marshall Islands 0 ha
- 141 Martinique 0 ha
- 141 Mauritius 0 ha compare
- 141 Monaco 0 ha
- 141 Montserrat 0 ha compare
- 141 Naoero 0 ha
- 141 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0 ha compare
- 141 Netherlands Antilles (former) 0 ha
- 141 Niue 0 ha
- 141 Norfolk Island 0 ha
- 141 Northern Mariana Islands 0 ha
- 141 Norway 0 ha compare
- 141 Oman 0 ha compare
- 141 Palau 0 ha
- 141 Pitcairn 0 ha
- 141 Puerto Rico 0 ha compare
- 141 Qatar 0 ha
- 141 Republic of Korea 0 ha compare
- 141 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 ha compare
- 141 Saint Lucia 0 ha
- 141 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 ha
- 141 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 ha
- 141 Samoa 0 ha compare
- 141 San Marino 0 ha
- 141 Sao Tome and Principe 0 ha compare
- 141 Seychelles 0 ha
- 141 Singapore 0 ha
- 141 Slovakia 0 ha compare
- 141 Slovenia 0 ha compare
- 141 Solomon Islands 0 ha compare
- 141 Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands 0 ha
- 141 Switzerland 0 ha compare
- 141 Tajikistan 0 ha compare
- 141 Tokelau 0 ha
- 141 Tonga 0 ha
- 141 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 ha compare
- 141 Tuvalu 0 ha
- 141 United Arab Emirates 0 ha
- 141 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0 ha compare
- 141 United States Virgin Islands 0 ha
- 141 Vanuatu 0 ha compare
- 141 Western Sahara 0 ha
More climate change data for Sweden
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,738 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 983.81 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,754 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3.71 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 134.07 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,196 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,185 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 10.86 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 4.47 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.388 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burned area in Sweden?
- Savanna fires — burned area in Sweden was 0 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 12,352 ha in 2018.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha in 1996.
- How does Sweden rank for savanna fires — burned area?
- Sweden ranks 141st out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burned area rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sweden 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.