Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Togo
Togo: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 7.49 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Togo, 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 Togo is 7.49 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 53.5% on the previous year and down 52.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Togo peaked at 29.92 ha per square kilometre in 2005 and was at its lowest, 7.49 ha per square kilometre, in 2023.
Togo ranks 14th of 188 countries on this measure, 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 Togo, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 15.41 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 15.41 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 15.41 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 15.41 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 15.41 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 15.41 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 14.01 ha per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1997 | 17.26 ha per square kilometre | +23.2% |
| 1998 | 24.17 ha per square kilometre | +40.1% |
| 1999 | 15.38 ha per square kilometre | -36.4% |
| 2000 | 17.76 ha per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 2001 | 9.65 ha per square kilometre | -45.7% |
| 2002 | 14.64 ha per square kilometre | +51.7% |
| 2003 | 16.49 ha per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 2004 | 11.52 ha per square kilometre | -30.2% |
| 2005 | 29.92 ha per square kilometre | +159.8% |
| 2006 | 19.34 ha per square kilometre | -35.4% |
| 2007 | 11.8 ha per square kilometre | -39.0% |
| 2008 | 16.3 ha per square kilometre | +38.1% |
| 2009 | 17.4 ha per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 14.27 ha per square kilometre | -18.0% |
| 2011 | 25.14 ha per square kilometre | +76.2% |
| 2012 | 11.53 ha per square kilometre | -54.1% |
| 2013 | 15.9 ha per square kilometre | +37.9% |
| 2014 | 11.36 ha per square kilometre | -28.6% |
| 2015 | 19.7 ha per square kilometre | +73.4% |
| 2016 | 14.73 ha per square kilometre | -25.2% |
| 2017 | 13.73 ha per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2018 | 10.32 ha per square kilometre | -24.9% |
| 2019 | 10.15 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 15.34 ha per square kilometre | +51.1% |
| 2021 | 11.06 ha per square kilometre | -27.9% |
| 2022 | 16.1 ha per square kilometre | +45.6% |
| 2023 | 7.49 ha per square kilometre | -53.5% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 7.49 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2451 ha per square kilometre, 30.6× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Togo's 7.49 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.93 ha per square kilometre, 1.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.33 ha per square kilometre | 14.01 ha per square kilometre | 24.17 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.48 ha per square kilometre | 9.65 ha per square kilometre | 29.92 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.68 ha per square kilometre | 10.15 ha per square kilometre | 25.14 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.5 ha per square kilometre | 7.49 ha per square kilometre | 16.1 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Togo
More climate change data for Togo
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 788,262 kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,150 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,390 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,760 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 5.25 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 62.85 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 229.74 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 160.56 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 69.18 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.6059 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Togo?
- Savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Togo was 7.49 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 29.92 ha per square kilometre in 2005.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.49 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Togo rank for savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Togo ranks 14th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Togo 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.