Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Algeria
Algeria: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 0.017 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Algeria, 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 Algeria is 0.017 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 54.5% on the previous year and up 130.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Algeria peaked at 0.085 ha per square kilometre in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 ha per square kilometre, in 2018.
Algeria ranks 102nd 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 Algeria, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0253 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0253 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0253 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0253 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0253 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0253 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0202 ha per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0159 ha per square kilometre | -21.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0408 ha per square kilometre | +157.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0232 ha per square kilometre | -43.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0448 ha per square kilometre | +92.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0124 ha per square kilometre | -72.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0121 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0247 ha per square kilometre | +103.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0251 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0328 ha per square kilometre | +30.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0133 ha per square kilometre | -59.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0563 ha per square kilometre | +321.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0259 ha per square kilometre | -53.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0426 ha per square kilometre | +64.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0242 ha per square kilometre | -43.2% |
| 2011 | 0.015 ha per square kilometre | -37.8% |
| 2012 | 0.085 ha per square kilometre | +465.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0074 ha per square kilometre | -91.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0384 ha per square kilometre | +420.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0171 ha per square kilometre | -55.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0127 ha per square kilometre | -25.7% |
| 2017 | 0.028 ha per square kilometre | +120.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0004 ha per square kilometre | -98.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0184 ha per square kilometre | +4435.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0306 ha per square kilometre | +66.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0373 ha per square kilometre | +21.8% |
| 2022 | 0.011 ha per square kilometre | -70.5% |
| 2023 | 0.017 ha per square kilometre | +54.5% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 0.017 ha per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0549 ha per square kilometre, 31% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 0.017 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0006 ha per square kilometre, 29.9× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Algeria 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 | +4435.4% | 0.0004 ha per square kilometre | 0.0184 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0252 ha per square kilometre | 0.0159 ha per square kilometre | 0.0408 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.029 ha per square kilometre | 0.0121 ha per square kilometre | 0.0563 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0247 ha per square kilometre | 0.0004 ha per square kilometre | 0.085 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.024 ha per square kilometre | 0.011 ha per square kilometre | 0.0373 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 99 Turkmenistan 0.0245 ha per square kilometre compare
- 100 Romania 0.0244 ha per square kilometre compare
- 101 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0223 ha per square kilometre compare
- 103 France 0.0166 ha per square kilometre compare
- 104 Georgia 0.0152 ha per square kilometre compare
- 105 Morocco 0.0144 ha per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Algeria
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 76.51 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 14,392 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,289 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 9,103 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 19.96 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 325.12 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 936.25 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 865.33 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 70.92 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3.27 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Algeria?
- Savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Algeria was 0.017 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.085 ha per square kilometre in 2012.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 ha per square kilometre in 2018.
- How does Algeria rank for savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Algeria ranks 102nd out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 130.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Algeria 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 34 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
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.