Savanna fires — Burned Area in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Savanna fires — Burned Area was 1.02 million ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Savanna fires — Burned Area in Zimbabwe, 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 Zimbabwe is 1.02 million ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 44.0% on the previous year and down 59.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area in Zimbabwe peaked at 4.07 million ha in 2010 and was at its lowest, 717,064 ha, in 2020.
That places Zimbabwe 34th out of 221 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Savanna fires — Burned Area in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.65 million ha | — |
| 1991 | 2.65 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2.65 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2.65 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2.65 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2.65 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 3.57 million ha | +34.8% |
| 1997 | 3.34 million ha | -6.5% |
| 1998 | 3.59 million ha | +7.4% |
| 1999 | 3.35 million ha | -6.7% |
| 2000 | 2.21 million ha | -34.0% |
| 2001 | 2.62 million ha | +18.6% |
| 2002 | 1.91 million ha | -27.2% |
| 2003 | 2.13 million ha | +11.5% |
| 2004 | 3.05 million ha | +43.2% |
| 2005 | 2.84 million ha | -6.8% |
| 2006 | 2.58 million ha | -9.2% |
| 2007 | 3.22 million ha | +25.1% |
| 2008 | 3.82 million ha | +18.5% |
| 2009 | 3.90 million ha | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 4.07 million ha | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 4.05 million ha | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 3.11 million ha | -23.1% |
| 2013 | 2.29 million ha | -26.4% |
| 2014 | 2.52 million ha | +10.1% |
| 2015 | 3.19 million ha | +26.5% |
| 2016 | 1.72 million ha | -46.1% |
| 2017 | 2.09 million ha | +21.7% |
| 2018 | 2.21 million ha | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 2.14 million ha | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 717,064 ha | -66.5% |
| 2021 | 1.48 million ha | +106.1% |
| 2022 | 2.35 million ha | +58.8% |
| 2023 | 1.81 million ha | -22.8% |
| 2024 | 1.02 million ha | -44.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.98 million ha | 2.65 million ha | 3.59 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.83 million ha | 1.91 million ha | 3.90 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.74 million ha | 1.72 million ha | 4.07 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.47 million ha | 717,064 ha | 2.35 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More climate change data for Zimbabwe
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 17,716 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,805 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 11,912 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 21.9 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 425.42 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,483 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,345 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 137.94 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 5.08 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 4.93 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burned area in Zimbabwe?
- Savanna fires — burned area in Zimbabwe was 1.02 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 4.07 million ha in 2010.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 717,064 ha in 2020.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for savanna fires — burned area?
- Zimbabwe ranks 34th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burned area rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.