Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Yemen
Yemen: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 0.0006 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Yemen, 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 Yemen is 0.0006 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 7.7% on the previous year and up 180.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Yemen peaked at 0.0006 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 ha per square kilometre, in 1996.
Yemen ranks 121st 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 Yemen, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0 ha per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 1997 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1998 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1999 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2000 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2002 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2003 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2004 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2005 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2006 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2007 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2008 | 0 ha per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 2009 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2010 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2011 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2012 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2013 | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2014 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | -60.0% |
| 2015 | 0 ha per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2017 | 0 ha per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 2018 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2019 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2020 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2021 | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2022 | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | +224.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | +7.7% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 0.0006 ha per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 3.7 ha per square kilometre, 0% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 0.0006 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0006 ha per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 ha per square kilometre | 0 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 ha per square kilometre | 0 ha per square kilometre | 0 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 ha per square kilometre | 0 ha per square kilometre | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | 0 ha per square kilometre | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 118 Malaysia 0.0015 ha per square kilometre compare
- 119 Tajikistan 0.0012 ha per square kilometre compare
- 120 Iceland 0.0006 ha per square kilometre compare
- 122 Switzerland 0.0005 ha per square kilometre compare
- 123 Austria 0.0005 ha per square kilometre compare
- 124 New Zealand 0.0003 ha per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Yemen
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 64.14 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 11,632 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,282 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 7,350 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 16.16 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 262.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 485.83 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 474.06 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 11.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1.79 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Yemen?
- Savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Yemen was 0.0006 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0006 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha per square kilometre in 1996.
- How does Yemen rank for savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Yemen ranks 121st out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 180.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Yemen 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.