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

Latest (2024)
4.61 million ha
Change on year
up 51.2%
World rank
6th
of 22 countries
All-time high
4.61 million ha
in 2024
All-time low
993,707 ha
in 1999
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Savanna fires — Burned Area in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), 1990–2024

1.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M1990200720241990: 2.4M ha1991: 2.4M ha1992: 2.4M ha1993: 2.4M ha1994: 2.4M ha1995: 2.4M ha1996: 1.2M ha1997: 1.1M ha1998: 1.5M ha1999: 993.7k ha2000: 1.3M ha2001: 2.1M ha2002: 1.6M ha2003: 3.1M ha2004: 2.4M ha2005: 2.8M ha2006: 2.5M ha2007: 2.8M ha2008: 2.4M ha2009: 2.5M ha2010: 2.4M ha2011: 1.5M ha2012: 1.6M ha2013: 2.4M ha2014: 2.6M ha2015: 2.2M ha2016: 2.4M ha2017: 2.1M ha2018: 3.0M ha2019: 3.2M ha2020: 4.3M ha2021: 2.1M ha2022: 2.9M ha2023: 3.1M ha2024: 4.6M ha

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

Annual values for Savanna fires — Burned Area in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), 1990 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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)

  1. 3 Democratic Republic of the Congo 29.25 million ha compare
  2. 3 Australia and New Zealand 34.24 million ha compare
  3. 4 Australia 34.24 million ha compare
  4. 4 United Republic of Tanzania 7.54 million ha compare
  5. 5 Sudan (former) 31.05 million ha compare
  6. 6 South Sudan 24.46 million ha compare
  7. 7 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 4.53 million ha compare
  8. 7 Zambia 18.80 million ha compare
  9. 8 Brazil 17.29 million ha compare
  10. 9 Lao People's Democratic Republic 579,820 ha compare
  11. 9 Mozambique 15.15 million ha compare

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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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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
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