Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Benin
Benin: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 6.69 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Benin, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Benin recorded 6.69 ha per square kilometre for savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of up 23.8% on the previous year and down 38.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Benin peaked at 21.01 ha per square kilometre in 1998 and was at its lowest, 5.4 ha per square kilometre, in 2022.
That places Benin 18th out of 188 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Benin, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11.38 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 11.38 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 11.38 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 11.38 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 11.38 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 11.38 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 16.37 ha per square kilometre | +43.8% |
| 1997 | 17.95 ha per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1998 | 21.01 ha per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 1999 | 16.85 ha per square kilometre | -19.8% |
| 2000 | 21.01 ha per square kilometre | +24.7% |
| 2001 | 9.78 ha per square kilometre | -53.4% |
| 2002 | 14.95 ha per square kilometre | +52.8% |
| 2003 | 12.43 ha per square kilometre | -16.8% |
| 2004 | 10.59 ha per square kilometre | -14.8% |
| 2005 | 18.87 ha per square kilometre | +78.1% |
| 2006 | 13.04 ha per square kilometre | -30.9% |
| 2007 | 13.86 ha per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 9.14 ha per square kilometre | -34.0% |
| 2009 | 9.14 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 8.33 ha per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 2011 | 9.63 ha per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 2012 | 9.09 ha per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 10.85 ha per square kilometre | +19.3% |
| 2014 | 8.83 ha per square kilometre | -18.6% |
| 2015 | 8.3 ha per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 9.51 ha per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 2017 | 8.08 ha per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 2018 | 7.3 ha per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 2019 | 8.77 ha per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 2020 | 8.32 ha per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 7.37 ha per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 2022 | 5.4 ha per square kilometre | -26.7% |
| 2023 | 6.69 ha per square kilometre | +23.8% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 6.69 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2451 ha per square kilometre, 27.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Benin's 6.69 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.93 ha per square kilometre, 1.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.05 ha per square kilometre | 11.38 ha per square kilometre | 21.01 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.28 ha per square kilometre | 9.14 ha per square kilometre | 21.01 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.87 ha per square kilometre | 7.3 ha per square kilometre | 10.85 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.94 ha per square kilometre | 5.4 ha per square kilometre | 8.32 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 15 Cambodia 7.29 ha per square kilometre compare
- 16 Guinea-Bissau 6.91 ha per square kilometre compare
- 17 Uganda 6.72 ha per square kilometre compare
- 19 Sierra Leone 5.29 ha per square kilometre compare
- 20 Zimbabwe 4.69 ha per square kilometre compare
- 21 Paraguay 4.52 ha per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Benin
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.33 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 6,760 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,583 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,177 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 9.75 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 149.17 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 457.08 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 256.1 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 200.98 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.9664 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Benin?
- Savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Benin was 6.69 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 21.01 ha per square kilometre in 1998.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4 ha per square kilometre in 2022.
- How does Benin rank for savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Benin ranks 18th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin 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.