Savanna fires — Burned Area in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of): Savanna fires — Burned Area was 4.61 million ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Savanna fires — Burned Area in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), 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 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) is 4.61 million ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 51.2% on the previous year and up 74.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) peaked at 4.61 million ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 993,707 ha, in 1999.
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) ranks 6th of 22 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Savanna fires — Burned Area in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.37 million ha | — |
| 1991 | 2.37 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2.37 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2.37 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2.37 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2.37 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.25 million ha | -47.4% |
| 1997 | 1.10 million ha | -11.6% |
| 1998 | 1.48 million ha | +34.6% |
| 1999 | 993,707 ha | -32.9% |
| 2000 | 1.29 million ha | +30.0% |
| 2001 | 2.10 million ha | +62.5% |
| 2002 | 1.65 million ha | -21.6% |
| 2003 | 3.09 million ha | +87.7% |
| 2004 | 2.35 million ha | -23.8% |
| 2005 | 2.77 million ha | +17.6% |
| 2006 | 2.46 million ha | -11.0% |
| 2007 | 2.78 million ha | +12.7% |
| 2008 | 2.43 million ha | -12.4% |
| 2009 | 2.48 million ha | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 2.35 million ha | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 1.49 million ha | -36.6% |
| 2012 | 1.63 million ha | +9.6% |
| 2013 | 2.43 million ha | +49.2% |
| 2014 | 2.64 million ha | +8.4% |
| 2015 | 2.22 million ha | -15.8% |
| 2016 | 2.39 million ha | +7.8% |
| 2017 | 2.06 million ha | -13.8% |
| 2018 | 2.97 million ha | +43.8% |
| 2019 | 3.24 million ha | +9.1% |
| 2020 | 4.27 million ha | +31.8% |
| 2021 | 2.13 million ha | -50.1% |
| 2022 | 2.91 million ha | +36.8% |
| 2023 | 3.05 million ha | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 4.61 million ha | +51.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.90 million ha | 993,707 ha | 2.37 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.34 million ha | 1.29 million ha | 3.09 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.34 million ha | 1.49 million ha | 3.24 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.40 million ha | 2.13 million ha | 4.61 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
- 3 Democratic Republic of the Congo 29.25 million ha compare
- 3 Australia and New Zealand 34.24 million ha compare
- 4 Australia 34.24 million ha compare
- 4 United Republic of Tanzania 7.54 million ha compare
- 5 Sudan (former) 31.05 million ha compare
- 6 South Sudan 24.46 million ha compare
- 7 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 4.53 million ha compare
- 7 Zambia 18.80 million ha compare
- 8 Brazil 17.29 million ha compare
- 9 Lao People's Democratic Republic 579,820 ha compare
- 9 Mozambique 15.15 million ha compare
More climate change data for Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 359.80 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 52,334 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 11,771 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 40,563 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 44.42 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,449 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,868 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,397 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,471 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 9.05 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burned area in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)?
- Savanna fires — burned area in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) was 4.61 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area recorded in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.61 million ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area recorded in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)?
- The lowest recorded value was 993,707 ha in 1999.
- How does Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) rank for savanna fires — burned area?
- Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) ranks 6th out of 22 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burned area rising or falling in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 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.