Savanna fires — Burned Area in Thailand
Thailand: Savanna fires — Burned Area was 265,102 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Savanna fires — Burned Area in Thailand, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for savanna fires — burned area in Thailand is 265,102 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 30.9% on the previous year and down 45.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area in Thailand peaked at 801,132 ha in 2007 and was at its lowest, 67,902 ha, in 2022.
Thailand ranks 48th of 221 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Savanna fires — Burned Area in Thailand, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 401,544 ha | — |
| 1991 | 401,544 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 401,544 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 401,544 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 401,544 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 401,544 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 436,905 ha | +8.8% |
| 1997 | 268,789 ha | -38.5% |
| 1998 | 333,013 ha | +23.9% |
| 1999 | 364,347 ha | +9.4% |
| 2000 | 274,956 ha | -24.5% |
| 2001 | 345,752 ha | +25.7% |
| 2002 | 382,957 ha | +10.8% |
| 2003 | 458,161 ha | +19.6% |
| 2004 | 768,403 ha | +67.7% |
| 2005 | 638,199 ha | -16.9% |
| 2006 | 367,178 ha | -42.5% |
| 2007 | 801,132 ha | +118.2% |
| 2008 | 412,794 ha | -48.5% |
| 2009 | 480,354 ha | +16.4% |
| 2010 | 560,837 ha | +16.8% |
| 2011 | 195,413 ha | -65.2% |
| 2012 | 562,355 ha | +187.8% |
| 2013 | 374,078 ha | -33.5% |
| 2014 | 483,024 ha | +29.1% |
| 2015 | 409,195 ha | -15.3% |
| 2016 | 477,256 ha | +16.6% |
| 2017 | 316,816 ha | -33.6% |
| 2018 | 178,811 ha | -43.6% |
| 2019 | 430,259 ha | +140.6% |
| 2020 | 396,916 ha | -7.7% |
| 2021 | 210,047 ha | -47.1% |
| 2022 | 67,902 ha | -67.7% |
| 2023 | 383,813 ha | +465.2% |
| 2024 | 265,102 ha | -30.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 381,232 ha | 268,789 ha | 436,905 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 492,989 ha | 274,956 ha | 801,132 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 398,804 ha | 178,811 ha | 562,355 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 264,756 ha | 67,902 ha | 396,916 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More climate change data for Thailand
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 22,242 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 6,353 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 15,889 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 23.97 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 567.45 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 38,338 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10,932 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 27,406 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 41.25 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 978.77 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burned area in Thailand?
- Savanna fires — burned area in Thailand was 265,102 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 801,132 ha in 2007.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 67,902 ha in 2022.
- How does Thailand rank for savanna fires — burned area?
- Thailand ranks 48th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burned area rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Thailand 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.