Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita was 0.1383 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Burkina Faso, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Burkina Faso is 0.1383 ha per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 37.9% on the previous year and up 34.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.2751 ha per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0558 ha per person, in 2022.
Burkina Faso ranks 17th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2562 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.2497 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.2437 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.2377 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.2318 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.2259 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.2083 ha per person | -7.8% |
| 1997 | 0.2188 ha per person | +5.1% |
| 1998 | 0.2112 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 0.2109 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.2751 ha per person | +30.5% |
| 2001 | 0.2085 ha per person | -24.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2528 ha per person | +21.2% |
| 2003 | 0.2191 ha per person | -13.3% |
| 2004 | 0.2433 ha per person | +11.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2492 ha per person | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1762 ha per person | -29.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1812 ha per person | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1449 ha per person | -20.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1557 ha per person | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1593 ha per person | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1493 ha per person | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1005 ha per person | -32.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1138 ha per person | +13.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1033 ha per person | -9.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0767 ha per person | -25.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1004 ha per person | +30.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0865 ha per person | -13.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0627 ha per person | -27.5% |
| 2019 | 0.063 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0654 ha per person | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0715 ha per person | +9.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0558 ha per person | -22.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1003 ha per person | +79.9% |
| 2024 | 0.1383 ha per person | +37.9% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.1383 ha per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0396 ha per person, 3.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.1383 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.062 ha per person, 2.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2294 ha per person | 0.2083 ha per person | 0.2562 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2106 ha per person | 0.1449 ha per person | 0.2751 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1016 ha per person | 0.0627 ha per person | 0.1593 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0863 ha per person | 0.0558 ha per person | 0.1383 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More climate change data for Burkina Faso
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 118.69 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 29,986 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10,729 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 19,257 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 40.49 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 687.74 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,646 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,267 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,379 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 4.78 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Burkina Faso?
- Savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Burkina Faso was 0.1383 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2751 ha per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0558 ha per person in 2022.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for savanna fires — burned area, per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 17th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Savanna fires — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Savanna fires — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Savanna fires — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Savanna fires — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.