Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Eritrea
Eritrea: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 0.4118 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Eritrea, 1993–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Eritrea is 0.4118 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 198.7% on the previous year and up 502.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Eritrea peaked at 1.24 ha per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 ha per square kilometre, in 2018.
Eritrea ranks 55th 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 Eritrea, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.2412 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1994 | 0.2412 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2412 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.511 ha per square kilometre | +111.9% |
| 1997 | 0.915 ha per square kilometre | +79.1% |
| 1998 | 0.44 ha per square kilometre | -51.9% |
| 1999 | 0.8217 ha per square kilometre | +86.7% |
| 2000 | 1.24 ha per square kilometre | +50.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0483 ha per square kilometre | -96.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2065 ha per square kilometre | +327.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0832 ha per square kilometre | -59.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0293 ha per square kilometre | -64.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0431 ha per square kilometre | +46.9% |
| 2006 | 0.059 ha per square kilometre | +36.9% |
| 2007 | 0.3335 ha per square kilometre | +464.9% |
| 2008 | 0.306 ha per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0092 ha per square kilometre | -97.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0088 ha per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0843 ha per square kilometre | +853.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0435 ha per square kilometre | -48.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0684 ha per square kilometre | +57.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0461 ha per square kilometre | -32.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0304 ha per square kilometre | -34.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0168 ha per square kilometre | -44.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0101 ha per square kilometre | -40.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0004 ha per square kilometre | -96.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0606 ha per square kilometre | +17050.1% |
| 2020 | 0.3015 ha per square kilometre | +397.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1273 ha per square kilometre | -57.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1379 ha per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2023 | 0.4118 ha per square kilometre | +198.7% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 0.4118 ha per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 3.7 ha per square kilometre, 11% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 0.4118 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.93 ha per square kilometre, 10% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Eritrea 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 | +17050.1% | 0.0004 ha per square kilometre | 0.0606 ha per square kilometre |
| 2011 | +853.9% | 0.0088 ha per square kilometre | 0.0843 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4873 ha per square kilometre | 0.2412 ha per square kilometre | 0.915 ha per square kilometre | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.2356 ha per square kilometre | 0.0092 ha per square kilometre | 1.24 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0369 ha per square kilometre | 0.0004 ha per square kilometre | 0.0843 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2446 ha per square kilometre | 0.1273 ha per square kilometre | 0.4118 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 52 Guyana 0.5949 ha per square kilometre compare
- 53 Mexico 0.4946 ha per square kilometre compare
- 54 Indonesia 0.4204 ha per square kilometre compare
- 56 Nepal 0.4086 ha per square kilometre compare
- 57 North Macedonia 0.3606 ha per square kilometre compare
- 58 Panama 0.3155 ha per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Eritrea
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 2.10 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 6,163 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,872 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,292 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 7.06 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 153.28 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 87.04 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 82.68 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4.36 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.312 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Eritrea?
- Savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Eritrea was 0.4118 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.24 ha per square kilometre in 2000.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 ha per square kilometre in 2018.
- How does Eritrea rank for savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Eritrea ranks 55th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 502.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eritrea 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.