Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Eritrea
Eritrea: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0027 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Eritrea, 1993–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 0.0027 ha per person for savanna fires — burned area, per capita in 2024.
The figure is down 81.2% on the previous year and up 50.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Eritrea peaked at 0.0556 ha per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0 ha per person, in 2018.
Eritrea ranks 77th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.0131 ha per person | — |
| 1994 | 0.0127 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 0.012 ha per person | -5.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0242 ha per person | +101.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0429 ha per person | +77.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0204 ha per person | -52.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0375 ha per person | +84.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0556 ha per person | +48.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0021 ha per person | -96.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0087 ha per person | +313.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0034 ha per person | -61.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0014 ha per person | -59.5% |
| 2005 | 0.002 ha per person | +43.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0026 ha per person | +34.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0147 ha per person | +456.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0132 ha per person | -10.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0004 ha per person | -97.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0004 ha per person | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0034 ha per person | +837.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0017 ha per person | -49.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0027 ha per person | +55.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0018 ha per person | -33.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0012 ha per person | -34.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0007 ha per person | -45.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0004 ha per person | -40.5% |
| 2018 | 0 ha per person | -96.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0023 ha per person | +16799.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0111 ha per person | +389.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0046 ha per person | -58.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0049 ha per person | +6.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0144 ha per person | +193.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0027 ha per person | -81.2% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 0.0027 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)
- Eritrea's 0.0027 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 Eritrea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +16799.5% | 0 ha per person | 0.0023 ha per person |
| 2011 | +837.1% | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0034 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0233 ha per person | 0.012 ha per person | 0.0429 ha per person | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.0104 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0556 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0014 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0.0034 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0075 ha per person | 0.0027 ha per person | 0.0144 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More climate change data for Eritrea
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 2.10 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 6,163 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,872 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,292 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 7.06 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 153.28 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 87.04 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 82.68 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4.36 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.312 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Eritrea?
- Savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Eritrea was 0.0027 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0556 ha per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha per person in 2018.
- How does Eritrea rank for savanna fires — burned area, per capita?
- Eritrea ranks 77th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eritrea 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.