Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Burundi
Burundi: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0026 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Burundi, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Burundi is 0.0026 ha per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 48.8% on the previous year and up 48.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Burundi peaked at 0.0088 ha per person in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0015 ha per person, in 2001.
Burundi ranks 78th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Burundi, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0054 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0053 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0051 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0053 ha per person | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0053 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.005 ha per person | -5.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0043 ha per person | -13.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0056 ha per person | +30.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0056 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0046 ha per person | -17.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0056 ha per person | +22.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0015 ha per person | -72.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0088 ha per person | +469.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0083 ha per person | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0068 ha per person | -17.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0043 ha per person | -37.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0032 ha per person | -25.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0026 ha per person | -17.1% |
| 2008 | 0.004 ha per person | +50.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0029 ha per person | -27.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0034 ha per person | +16.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0023 ha per person | -31.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0023 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.003 ha per person | +29.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0018 ha per person | -41.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0027 ha per person | +51.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0026 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0019 ha per person | -26.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0022 ha per person | +14.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0022 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0019 ha per person | -11.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0017 ha per person | -13.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0019 ha per person | +11.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0018 ha per person | -5.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0026 ha per person | +48.8% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 0.0026 ha per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0396 ha per person, 7% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 0.0026 ha per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.062 ha per person, 4% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Burundi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +469.4% | 0.0015 ha per person | 0.0088 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0051 ha per person | 0.0043 ha per person | 0.0056 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0048 ha per person | 0.0015 ha per person | 0.0088 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0024 ha per person | 0.0018 ha per person | 0.0034 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.002 ha per person | 0.0017 ha per person | 0.0026 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
More climate change data for Burundi
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 7.92 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,926 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 717.2 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,209 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2.71 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 43.18 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 253.56 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 122.17 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 131.4 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.461 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Burundi?
- Savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Burundi was 0.0026 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0088 ha per person in 2002.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0015 ha per person in 2001.
- How does Burundi rank for savanna fires — burned area, per capita?
- Burundi ranks 78th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burundi 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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How this figure is calculated
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)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
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.