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

Latest (2024)
2.90 million ha
Change on year
up 170.5%
Rank
19th
of 31 groups
All-time high
3.40 million ha
in 2005
All-time low
760,155 ha
in 1997
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Savanna fires — Burned Area in United States of America, 1990–2024

1.0M2.0M3.0M1990200720241990: 2.1M ha1991: 2.1M ha1992: 2.1M ha1993: 2.1M ha1994: 2.1M ha1995: 2.1M ha1996: 1.8M ha1997: 760.2k ha1998: 1.3M ha1999: 1.4M ha2000: 1.5M ha2001: 840.3k ha2002: 1.8M ha2003: 1.7M ha2004: 2.8M ha2005: 3.4M ha2006: 2.9M ha2007: 2.8M ha2008: 1.8M ha2009: 2.2M ha2010: 1.3M ha2011: 3.3M ha2012: 3.0M ha2013: 1.4M ha2014: 1.6M ha2015: 2.6M ha2016: 2.1M ha2017: 2.9M ha2018: 2.7M ha2019: 1.8M ha2020: 3.3M ha2021: 2.6M ha2022: 2.4M ha2023: 1.1M ha2024: 2.9M ha

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

Annual values for Savanna fires — Burned Area in United States of America, 1990 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 16 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 1,375 ha compare
  2. 16 Ghana 4.17 million ha compare
  3. 17 Canada 3.83 million ha compare
  4. 17 Republic of Moldova 602.6 ha compare
  5. 18 Congo 3.82 million ha compare
  6. 18 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 ha
  7. 18 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0 ha
  8. 18 Micronesia 0 ha
  9. 18 Polynesia 0 ha compare
  10. 19 Madagascar 3.74 million ha compare
  11. 20 Nigeria 3.67 million ha compare
  12. 21 Côte d'Ivoire 1.27 million ha compare
  13. 21 Senegal 3.38 million ha compare
  14. 22 Ethiopia 3.28 million ha compare

See the full ranking of 274 places →

More climate change data for United States of America

All data for United States of America →

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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Savanna fires — Burned Area in United States of America. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 11 September 2026, from https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/savanna-fires-burned-area-fao-tier-1/united-states-of-america/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/savanna-fires-burned-area-fao-tier-1/united-states-of-america/">Savanna fires — Burned Area in United States of America</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Savanna fires — Burned Area
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
274 places, 9,364 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

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.