Woody savanna — Burned Area by country
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.
Countries reporting
176
Highest
5.00 million ha
Angola
Lowest
0 ha
Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
Median
491.59 ha
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
9,329
What the numbers show
Woody savanna — Burned Area is currently reported for 176 countries. The highest value is 5.00 million ha in Angola; the lowest is 0 ha in Falkland Islands (Malvinas).
The median across all reporting countries is 491.59 ha, and the mean is 180,921 ha.
Over the past decade 50 countries rose and 72 fell. The largest increase was in Suriname (up 31,500.0%), and the largest decrease in Iran (Islamic Republic of) (down 100.0%).
Woody savanna — Burned Area: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angola | 5.00 million ha | 2024 | up 25.3% | volatile |
| 2 | Russian Federation | 3.45 million ha | 2024 | down 18.4% | volatile |
| 3 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 6.23 million ha | 2024 | up 20.9% | volatile |
| 3 | OECD | 3.33 million ha | 2024 | up 93.1% | volatile |
| 4 | Zambia | 3.30 million ha | 2024 | up 30.4% | volatile |
| 5 | Canada | 2.22 million ha | 2024 | up 88.2% | volatile |
| 5 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 444,677 ha | 2024 | up 115.7% | volatile |
| 6 | Brazil | 1.50 million ha | 2024 | up 99.4% | volatile |
| 6 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 424,524 ha | 2024 | up 485.9% | volatile |
| 7 | Mozambique | 1.48 million ha | 2024 | down 18.6% | volatile |
| 7 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 332,796 ha | 2024 | up 229.1% | volatile |
| 8 | Mexico | 459,090 ha | 2024 | up 747.1% | falling |
| 8 | United Republic of Tanzania | 164,619 ha | 2024 | down 39.8% | volatile |
| 9 | Myanmar | 406,463 ha | 2024 | down 47.1% | falling |
| 10 | Congo | 253,969 ha | 2024 | up 272.2% | volatile |
| 10 | Viet Nam | 22,296 ha | 2024 | down 77.9% | volatile |
| 11 | Nicaragua | 244,630 ha | 2023 | up 414.8% | volatile |
| 11 | Melanesia | 12,590 ha | 2024 | down 90.5% | volatile |
| 12 | Paraguay | 218,578 ha | 2024 | up 78.5% | volatile |
| 12 | Türkiye | 3,137 ha | 2024 | up 1,116.8% | volatile |
| 13 | Sierra Leone | 211,001 ha | 2024 | down 16.4% | volatile |
| 13 | Timor-Leste | 448.9 ha | 2024 | down 91.6% | volatile |
| 14 | Thailand | 171,490 ha | 2024 | down 39.1% | falling |
| 14 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 408.27 ha | 2024 | down 93.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Cambodia | 158,309 ha | 2024 | up 7.1% | volatile |
| 15 | Syrian Arab Republic | 128.81 ha | 2024 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 16 | India | 139,372 ha | 2024 | down 44.6% | falling |
| 16 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Republic of Moldova | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Madagascar | 115,976 ha | 2024 | up 42.7% | volatile |
| 18 | Gabon | 106,853 ha | 2024 | up 566.7% | volatile |
| 19 | Honduras | 102,474 ha | 2024 | up 9.9% | volatile |
| 20 | Australia and New Zealand | 96,001 ha | 2024 | down 57.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Australia | 95,636 ha | 2024 | down 57.1% | volatile |
| 22 | Guatemala | 93,982 ha | 2024 | up 231.8% | volatile |
| 23 | Argentina | 90,730 ha | 2024 | down 38.0% | falling |
| 24 | Central African Republic | 87,842 ha | 2024 | down 57.6% | volatile |
| 24 | Caribbean | 25,480 ha | 2024 | up 53.2% | falling |
| 25 | Nepal | 81,154 ha | 2024 | up 142.4% | volatile |
| 26 | South Africa | 74,023 ha | 2024 | up 73.8% | volatile |
| 26 | Côte d'Ivoire | 2,843 ha | 2024 | down 64.5% | volatile |
| 27 | Portugal | 68,022 ha | 2024 | up 2,857.9% | volatile |
| 28 | Bangladesh | 46,868 ha | 2024 | down 30.3% | volatile |
| 29 | China | 44,305 ha | 2024 | down 71.1% | volatile |
| 29 | China, mainland | 44,305 ha | 2024 | down 71.1% | volatile |
| 31 | Cameroon | 38,342 ha | 2024 | down 12.3% | volatile |
| 32 | Guyana | 37,488 ha | 2024 | up 1,314.5% | volatile |
| 33 | Peru | 35,377 ha | 2024 | up 346.1% | volatile |
| 34 | Nigeria | 34,774 ha | 2024 | up 446.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Guinea | 31,126 ha | 2024 | down 32.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Indonesia | 30,006 ha | 2024 | down 95.9% | volatile |
| 37 | Liberia | 29,539 ha | 2024 | down 70.2% | volatile |
| 38 | Malawi | 22,900 ha | 2024 | up 25.7% | volatile |
| 39 | Colombia | 22,230 ha | 2024 | down 76.1% | volatile |
| 40 | Philippines | 19,249 ha | 2024 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 41 | Cuba | 16,250 ha | 2024 | up 75.7% | flat |
| 42 | Ghana | 15,774 ha | 2024 | up 395.3% | volatile |
| 43 | Papua New Guinea | 12,183 ha | 2024 | down 90.7% | volatile |
| 44 | Ukraine | 11,679 ha | 2024 | down 47.4% | volatile |
| 45 | Belize | 10,847 ha | 2024 | up 469.6% | volatile |
| 46 | Ecuador | 10,771 ha | 2024 | up 375.5% | volatile |
| 47 | Chile | 10,390 ha | 2024 | down 40.1% | volatile |
| 48 | Malaysia | 9,917 ha | 2024 | down 46.8% | volatile |
| 49 | Uganda | 8,997 ha | 2024 | down 77.5% | volatile |
| 50 | Sudan (former) | 7,801 ha | 2011 | up 67.4% | volatile |
| 51 | Costa Rica | 7,248 ha | 2024 | up 4.3% | volatile |
| 52 | Bahamas | 6,898 ha | 2024 | up 257.8% | volatile |
| 53 | Suriname | 6,754 ha | 2024 | up 31,500.0% | volatile |
| 54 | Zimbabwe | 6,271 ha | 2024 | up 8.9% | volatile |
| 55 | South Sudan | 5,642 ha | 2024 | down 22.6% | volatile |
| 56 | Eswatini | 3,964 ha | 2024 | up 50.4% | volatile |
| 57 | Serbia | 3,892 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 58 | North Macedonia | 3,848 ha | 2024 | up 8,849.4% | volatile |
| 59 | Spain | 3,160 ha | 2024 | down 21.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Greece | 3,007 ha | 2024 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Guinea-Bissau | 2,502 ha | 2024 | down 12.7% | volatile |
| 62 | Bhutan | 2,100 ha | 2024 | down 55.9% | volatile |
| 63 | Panama | 1,881 ha | 2024 | down 17.8% | volatile |
| 64 | Romania | 1,571 ha | 2024 | up 19.7% | volatile |
| 65 | Bulgaria | 1,462 ha | 2024 | up 518.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Ethiopia | 1,282 ha | 2024 | down 88.1% | volatile |
| 67 | Dominican Republic | 1,177 ha | 2024 | down 75.1% | volatile |
| 68 | Mongolia | 1,163 ha | 2024 | down 20.6% | volatile |
| 69 | Pakistan | 1,137 ha | 2024 | up 2,549.8% | volatile |
| 70 | Belarus | 948.37 ha | 2024 | down 88.8% | volatile |
| 71 | Albania | 859.83 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 72 | France | 838.88 ha | 2024 | down 88.8% | volatile |
| 73 | Italy | 751.9 ha | 2024 | down 14.6% | volatile |
| 74 | Georgia | 645.05 ha | 2024 | down 41.2% | volatile |
| 75 | Jamaica | 577.75 ha | 2024 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 76 | Trinidad and Tobago | 577.23 ha | 2024 | up 92.9% | volatile |
| 77 | Comoros | 555.92 ha | 2024 | up 225.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Equatorial Guinea | 534.28 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 79 | New Caledonia | 406.71 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Algeria | 386.49 ha | 2024 | down 88.2% | volatile |
| 81 | New Zealand | 365.08 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 82 | Japan | 364.74 ha | 2024 | down 87.5% | volatile |
| 83 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 344.17 ha | 2024 | down 59.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Togo | 299.25 ha | 2024 | up 1,300.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Montenegro | 258 ha | 2024 | up 71.4% | volatile |
| 86 | Croatia | 215.06 ha | 2024 | up 149.9% | volatile |
| 87 | Serbia and Montenegro | 107.53 ha | 2005 | down 79.3% | volatile |
| 88 | Hungary | 86.1 ha | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 89 | El Salvador | 85.55 ha | 2024 | down 71.4% | volatile |
| 90 | French Guiana | 85.49 ha | 2024 | down 90.5% | volatile |
| 91 | Tunisia | 64.42 ha | 2024 | down 57.1% | volatile |
| 92 | Morocco | 42.93 ha | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Mayotte | 42.77 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 94 | Sri Lanka | 42.75 ha | 2024 | down 99.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Burundi | 21.37 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 96 | Rwanda | 21.37 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 97 | Kenya | 21.37 ha | 2024 | down 90.9% | volatile |
| 98 | Afghanistan | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Armenia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Austria | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Azerbaijan | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Belgium | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Benin | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Burkina Faso | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Botswana | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Switzerland | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Cyprus | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Czechia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Germany | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Denmark | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Egypt | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Eritrea | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Estonia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Finland | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Fiji | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Gibraltar | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Gambia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Grenada | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Haiti | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Isle of Man | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Ireland | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Iraq | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Israel | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Kazakhstan | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Lebanon | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Libya | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Lesotho | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Lithuania | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Latvia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Mali | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Mauritania | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Mauritius | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Namibia | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Niger | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Norway | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Poland | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Puerto Rico | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Senegal | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Solomon Islands | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Somalia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Slovakia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Slovenia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Sweden | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Chad | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Tajikistan | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Turkmenistan | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Uruguay | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Uzbekistan | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Vanuatu | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Montserrat | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Republic of Korea | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 0 ha | 1999 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Brunei Darussalam | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 98 | China, Taiwan Province of | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Réunion | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 28.63 million ha
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 17.83 million ha
- Non-Annex I countries 22.30 million ha
- Middle Africa 11.72 million ha
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 18.44 million ha
- Africa 17.23 million ha
- Asia 1.58 million ha
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 8.86 million ha
- Annex I countries 6.32 million ha
- Americas 6.16 million ha
- Eastern Africa 5.11 million ha
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 4.61 million ha
- Small island developing states (SIDS) 96,665 ha
- Europe 3.55 million ha
- Eastern Europe 3.46 million ha
- South America 2.69 million ha
- Northern America 2.68 million ha
- South-Eastern Asia 1.26 million ha
- Central America 758,584 ha
- United States of America 462,138 ha
- Western Africa 327,858 ha
- Southern Asia 270,674 ha
- Oceania 108,591 ha
- Southern Europe 84,359 ha
- European Union (27) 79,114 ha
- Southern Africa 77,987 ha
- Eastern Asia 46,241 ha
- Western Asia 3,910 ha
- Western Europe 838.88 ha
- Northern Africa 493.84 ha
- Central Asia 0 ha
- Northern Europe 0 ha
About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.