Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Rwanda
Rwanda: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0035 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Rwanda, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 0.0035 ha per person for savanna fires — burned area, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 38.7% on the previous year and up 43.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Rwanda peaked at 0.0068 ha per person in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0006 ha per person, in 2007.
That places Rwanda 70th out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Rwanda, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0039 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0038 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0037 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0036 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0042 ha per person | +17.5% |
| 1995 | 0.005 ha per person | +19.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0021 ha per person | -58.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0023 ha per person | +12.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0025 ha per person | +9.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0017 ha per person | -31.6% |
| 2000 | 0.001 ha per person | -44.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0013 ha per person | +40.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0068 ha per person | +408.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0038 ha per person | -44.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0028 ha per person | -24.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0026 ha per person | -9.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0016 ha per person | -39.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0006 ha per person | -63.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0016 ha per person | +177.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0013 ha per person | -17.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0033 ha per person | +158.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0006 ha per person | -83.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0026 ha per person | +363.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0029 ha per person | +8.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0024 ha per person | -15.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0049 ha per person | +99.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0046 ha per person | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 0.004 ha per person | -13.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0026 ha per person | -34.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0027 ha per person | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0033 ha per person | +20.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0027 ha per person | -15.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0025 ha per person | -7.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0025 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0035 ha per person | +38.7% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 0.0035 ha per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0396 ha per person, 9% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 0.0035 ha per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.062 ha per person, 6% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Rwanda 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 | +408.5% | 0.0013 ha per person | 0.0068 ha per person |
| 2012 | +363.6% | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0026 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0033 ha per person | 0.0017 ha per person | 0.005 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0023 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0068 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0031 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0049 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0029 ha per person | 0.0025 ha per person | 0.0035 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
More climate change data for Rwanda
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 14.59 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,059 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,586 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,473 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 5.98 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 88.33 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 388.82 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 261.95 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 126.86 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.9885 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Rwanda?
- Savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Rwanda was 0.0035 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0068 ha per person in 2002.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0006 ha per person in 2007.
- How does Rwanda rank for savanna fires — burned area, per capita?
- Rwanda ranks 70th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rwanda 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.