Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 0.0031 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Afghanistan, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Afghanistan is 0.0031 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 118.6% on the previous year and down 68.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Afghanistan peaked at 0.1441 ha per square kilometre in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0009 ha per square kilometre, in 2018.
Afghanistan ranks 113th 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 square kilometre in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0249 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0249 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0249 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0249 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0249 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0249 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.04 ha per square kilometre | +60.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0285 ha per square kilometre | -28.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0782 ha per square kilometre | +173.9% |
| 1999 | 0.047 ha per square kilometre | -39.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0205 ha per square kilometre | -56.5% |
| 2001 | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | -95.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0396 ha per square kilometre | +3912.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1441 ha per square kilometre | +263.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0348 ha per square kilometre | -75.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0156 ha per square kilometre | -55.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0096 ha per square kilometre | -38.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0069 ha per square kilometre | -28.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0706 ha per square kilometre | +921.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0067 ha per square kilometre | -90.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0772 ha per square kilometre | +1044.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0057 ha per square kilometre | -92.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0088 ha per square kilometre | +54.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0098 ha per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 2014 | 0.003 ha per square kilometre | -69.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0028 ha per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0053 ha per square kilometre | +91.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0014 ha per square kilometre | -72.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | -36.3% |
| 2019 | 0.022 ha per square kilometre | +2288.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0263 ha per square kilometre | +19.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0106 ha per square kilometre | -59.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0014 ha per square kilometre | -86.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0031 ha per square kilometre | +118.6% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0.0031 ha per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 3.7 ha per square kilometre, 0% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 0.0031 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0006 ha per square kilometre, 5.5× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Afghanistan 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 | +3912.9% | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | 0.0396 ha per square kilometre |
| 2019 | +2288.5% | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | 0.022 ha per square kilometre |
| 2010 | +1044.5% | 0.0067 ha per square kilometre | 0.0772 ha per square kilometre |
| 2008 | +921.6% | 0.0069 ha per square kilometre | 0.0706 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0343 ha per square kilometre | 0.0249 ha per square kilometre | 0.0782 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0349 ha per square kilometre | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | 0.1441 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0137 ha per square kilometre | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | 0.0772 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0104 ha per square kilometre | 0.0014 ha per square kilometre | 0.0263 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 110 Lebanon 0.0063 ha per square kilometre compare
- 111 Somalia 0.005 ha per square kilometre compare
- 112 Serbia 0.0049 ha per square kilometre compare
- 114 Lithuania 0.0028 ha per square kilometre compare
- 115 Japan 0.0027 ha per square kilometre compare
- 116 Saudi Arabia 0.0021 ha per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Afghanistan
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 79.22 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 23,854 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,965 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 17,889 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 22.51 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 638.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,345 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,090 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,255 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 4.11 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Afghanistan?
- Savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Afghanistan was 0.0031 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1441 ha per square kilometre in 2003.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0009 ha per square kilometre in 2018.
- How does Afghanistan rank for savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Afghanistan ranks 113th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Savanna fires — Burned Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Savanna fires — Burned Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Savanna fires — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.