Savanna fires — Burned Area in United States of America
United States of America: Savanna fires — Burned Area was 2.90 million ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Savanna fires — Burned Area in United States of America, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 2.90 million ha for savanna fires — burned area in 2024.
That represents a change of up 170.5% on the previous year and up 76.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area in United States of America peaked at 3.40 million ha in 2005 and was at its lowest, 760,155 ha, in 1997.
That places United States of America 19th out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Savanna fires — Burned Area in United States of America, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.14 million ha | — |
| 1991 | 2.14 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2.14 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2.14 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2.14 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2.14 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.78 million ha | -16.8% |
| 1997 | 760,155 ha | -57.2% |
| 1998 | 1.33 million ha | +75.2% |
| 1999 | 1.40 million ha | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 1.53 million ha | +8.8% |
| 2001 | 840,320 ha | -44.9% |
| 2002 | 1.79 million ha | +113.2% |
| 2003 | 1.69 million ha | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 2.80 million ha | +65.5% |
| 2005 | 3.40 million ha | +21.6% |
| 2006 | 2.86 million ha | -15.9% |
| 2007 | 2.80 million ha | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 1.76 million ha | -37.1% |
| 2009 | 2.22 million ha | +26.1% |
| 2010 | 1.26 million ha | -43.1% |
| 2011 | 3.31 million ha | +161.4% |
| 2012 | 3.00 million ha | -9.4% |
| 2013 | 1.36 million ha | -54.5% |
| 2014 | 1.65 million ha | +21.0% |
| 2015 | 2.63 million ha | +59.4% |
| 2016 | 2.08 million ha | -20.7% |
| 2017 | 2.91 million ha | +39.5% |
| 2018 | 2.73 million ha | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 1.80 million ha | -34.0% |
| 2020 | 3.32 million ha | +83.8% |
| 2021 | 2.56 million ha | -22.7% |
| 2022 | 2.40 million ha | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 1.07 million ha | -55.3% |
| 2024 | 2.90 million ha | +170.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.81 million ha | 760,155 ha | 2.14 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.17 million ha | 840,320 ha | 3.40 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.27 million ha | 1.26 million ha | 3.31 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.45 million ha | 1.07 million ha | 3.32 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
- 16 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 1,375 ha compare
- 16 Ghana 4.17 million ha compare
- 17 Canada 3.83 million ha compare
- 17 Republic of Moldova 602.6 ha compare
- 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
- 21 Senegal 3.38 million ha compare
- 22 Ethiopia 3.28 million ha compare
More climate change data for United States of America
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 10.76 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 274,482 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 60,922 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 213,560 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 229.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 7,627 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 107,381 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 89,068 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 18,313 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 336.11 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burned area in United States of America?
- Savanna fires — burned area in United States of America was 2.90 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 3.40 million ha in 2005.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 760,155 ha in 1997.
- How does United States of America rank for savanna fires — burned area?
- United States of America ranks 19th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burned area rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of America 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.