Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Liberia
Liberia: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0055 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Liberia, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Liberia is 0.0055 ha per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 19.4% on the previous year and down 75.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Liberia peaked at 0.0761 ha per person in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 ha per person, in 1997.
Liberia ranks 61st 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 Liberia, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0172 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0196 ha per person | +13.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0185 ha per person | -5.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0178 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0178 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0176 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 ha per person | -99.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 ha per person | -39.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0002 ha per person | +244.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0002 ha per person | -31.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0003 ha per person | +77.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 ha per person | -14.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 ha per person | -58.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0099 ha per person | +9443.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0069 ha per person | -30.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0018 ha per person | -73.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0087 ha per person | +375.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0071 ha per person | -18.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0039 ha per person | -45.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0761 ha per person | +1874.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0048 ha per person | -93.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0048 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0105 ha per person | +119.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0041 ha per person | -60.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0227 ha per person | +446.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0504 ha per person | +122.1% |
| 2016 | 0.003 ha per person | -94.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0056 ha per person | +85.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0014 ha per person | -74.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0191 ha per person | +1241.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0026 ha per person | -86.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0007 ha per person | -71.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0031 ha per person | +327.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0046 ha per person | +49.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0055 ha per person | +19.4% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 0.0055 ha per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0396 ha per person, 14% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 0.0055 ha per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.062 ha per person, 9% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Liberia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +9443.1% | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0099 ha per person |
| 2009 | +1874.4% | 0.0039 ha per person | 0.0761 ha per person |
| 2019 | +1241.0% | 0.0014 ha per person | 0.0191 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0109 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0196 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0115 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0761 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0126 ha per person | 0.0014 ha per person | 0.0504 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0033 ha per person | 0.0007 ha per person | 0.0055 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
More climate change data for Liberia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 15.43 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 443.39 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 238.29 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 205.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.8992 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 7.33 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 306.83 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 166.13 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 140.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.6269 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Liberia?
- Savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Liberia was 0.0055 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0761 ha per person in 2009.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 ha per person in 1997.
- How does Liberia rank for savanna fires — burned area, per capita?
- Liberia ranks 61st out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Liberia 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.