Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Burundi
Burundi: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 0.9395 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Burundi, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Burundi stood at 0.9395 ha per square kilometre.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Burundi peaked at 2.34 ha per square kilometre in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.4003 ha per square kilometre, in 2001.
That places Burundi 48th out of 188 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Burundi, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.17 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 1.17 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.17 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.17 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.17 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.17 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.01 ha per square kilometre | -13.6% |
| 1997 | 1.32 ha per square kilometre | +30.3% |
| 1998 | 1.35 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 1.14 ha per square kilometre | -15.8% |
| 2000 | 1.42 ha per square kilometre | +24.6% |
| 2001 | 0.4003 ha per square kilometre | -71.7% |
| 2002 | 2.34 ha per square kilometre | +485.7% |
| 2003 | 2.28 ha per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 1.95 ha per square kilometre | -14.5% |
| 2005 | 1.26 ha per square kilometre | -35.1% |
| 2006 | 0.977 ha per square kilometre | -22.8% |
| 2007 | 0.8405 ha per square kilometre | -14.0% |
| 2008 | 1.31 ha per square kilometre | +56.4% |
| 2009 | 1.01 ha per square kilometre | -23.3% |
| 2010 | 1.23 ha per square kilometre | +22.0% |
| 2011 | 0.878 ha per square kilometre | -28.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9137 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 1.22 ha per square kilometre | +33.8% |
| 2014 | 0.7423 ha per square kilometre | -39.3% |
| 2015 | 1.15 ha per square kilometre | +55.2% |
| 2016 | 1.14 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.8613 ha per square kilometre | -24.3% |
| 2018 | 1.01 ha per square kilometre | +17.7% |
| 2019 | 1.04 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.947 ha per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 2021 | 0.8389 ha per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 2022 | 0.9645 ha per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9395 ha per square kilometre | -2.6% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 0.9395 ha per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 3.7 ha per square kilometre, 25% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 0.9395 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.93 ha per square kilometre, 24% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Burundi 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 | +485.7% | 0.4003 ha per square kilometre | 2.34 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.18 ha per square kilometre | 1.01 ha per square kilometre | 1.35 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.38 ha per square kilometre | 0.4003 ha per square kilometre | 2.34 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.02 ha per square kilometre | 0.7423 ha per square kilometre | 1.23 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9225 ha per square kilometre | 0.8389 ha per square kilometre | 0.9645 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 45 Barbados 1.09 ha per square kilometre compare
- 46 Greece 1.03 ha per square kilometre compare
- 47 Guatemala 0.9881 ha per square kilometre compare
- 49 Thailand 0.7513 ha per square kilometre compare
- 50 Argentina 0.6445 ha per square kilometre compare
- 51 Papua New Guinea 0.5965 ha per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Burundi
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 7.92 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,926 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 717.2 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,209 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2.71 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 43.18 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 253.56 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 122.17 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 131.4 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.461 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Burundi?
- Savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Burundi was 0.9395 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 2.34 ha per square kilometre in 2002.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4003 ha per square kilometre in 2001.
- How does Burundi rank for savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Burundi ranks 48th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burundi 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.