Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Rwanda
Rwanda: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 1.43 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Rwanda, 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 Rwanda is 1.43 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Rwanda peaked at 2.32 ha per square kilometre in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.2183 ha per square kilometre, in 2007.
Rwanda ranks 38th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.16 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 1.16 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.16 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.16 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.16 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.16 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.5623 ha per square kilometre | -51.3% |
| 1997 | 0.7282 ha per square kilometre | +29.5% |
| 1998 | 0.8284 ha per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 1999 | 0.5714 ha per square kilometre | -31.0% |
| 2000 | 0.3173 ha per square kilometre | -44.5% |
| 2001 | 0.4496 ha per square kilometre | +41.7% |
| 2002 | 2.32 ha per square kilometre | +415.4% |
| 2003 | 1.32 ha per square kilometre | -43.1% |
| 2004 | 1.02 ha per square kilometre | -22.9% |
| 2005 | 0.9442 ha per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2006 | 0.5847 ha per square kilometre | -38.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2183 ha per square kilometre | -62.7% |
| 2008 | 0.6211 ha per square kilometre | +184.5% |
| 2009 | 0.5284 ha per square kilometre | -14.9% |
| 2010 | 1.4 ha per square kilometre | +164.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2443 ha per square kilometre | -82.5% |
| 2012 | 1.16 ha per square kilometre | +374.8% |
| 2013 | 1.29 ha per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 2014 | 1.12 ha per square kilometre | -13.1% |
| 2015 | 2.3 ha per square kilometre | +104.8% |
| 2016 | 2.22 ha per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 1.97 ha per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 2018 | 1.32 ha per square kilometre | -32.7% |
| 2019 | 1.4 ha per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 1.72 ha per square kilometre | +23.4% |
| 2021 | 1.48 ha per square kilometre | -14.0% |
| 2022 | 1.4 ha per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2023 | 1.43 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 1.43 ha per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 3.7 ha per square kilometre, 39% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 1.43 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.93 ha per square kilometre, 36% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Rwanda 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 | +415.4% | 0.4496 ha per square kilometre | 2.32 ha per square kilometre |
| 2012 | +374.8% | 0.2443 ha per square kilometre | 1.16 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9622 ha per square kilometre | 0.5623 ha per square kilometre | 1.16 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8316 ha per square kilometre | 0.2183 ha per square kilometre | 2.32 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.44 ha per square kilometre | 0.2443 ha per square kilometre | 2.3 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.51 ha per square kilometre | 1.4 ha per square kilometre | 1.72 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
More climate change data for Rwanda
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 14.59 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,059 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,586 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,473 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 5.98 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 88.33 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 388.82 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 261.95 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 126.86 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.9885 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Rwanda?
- Savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Rwanda was 1.43 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 2.32 ha per square kilometre in 2002.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2183 ha per square kilometre in 2007.
- How does Rwanda rank for savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Rwanda ranks 38th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda 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.