Woody savanna — Burned Area in Americas
Americas: Woody savanna — Burned Area was 6.16 million ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Woody savanna — Burned Area in Americas, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Americas recorded 6.16 million ha for woody savanna — burned area in 2024.
That represents a change of down 20.5% on the previous year and up 106.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, woody savanna — burned area in Americas peaked at 7.75 million ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.29 million ha, in 2001.
Americas ranks 7th of 31 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Woody savanna — Burned Area in Americas, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.49 million ha | — |
| 1991 | 4.49 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 4.49 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 4.49 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 4.49 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 4.49 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 5.31 million ha | +18.3% |
| 1997 | 4.90 million ha | -7.7% |
| 1998 | 7.50 million ha | +52.9% |
| 1999 | 6.60 million ha | -12.0% |
| 2000 | 3.17 million ha | -51.9% |
| 2001 | 2.29 million ha | -27.9% |
| 2002 | 4.44 million ha | +94.2% |
| 2003 | 4.91 million ha | +10.4% |
| 2004 | 4.60 million ha | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 4.91 million ha | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 3.38 million ha | -31.0% |
| 2007 | 6.18 million ha | +82.5% |
| 2008 | 3.32 million ha | -46.3% |
| 2009 | 2.75 million ha | -17.0% |
| 2010 | 5.52 million ha | +100.3% |
| 2011 | 3.72 million ha | -32.5% |
| 2012 | 4.00 million ha | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 3.61 million ha | -9.8% |
| 2014 | 2.99 million ha | -17.3% |
| 2015 | 5.49 million ha | +83.9% |
| 2016 | 3.22 million ha | -41.5% |
| 2017 | 5.02 million ha | +56.2% |
| 2018 | 2.93 million ha | -41.7% |
| 2019 | 4.28 million ha | +46.2% |
| 2020 | 3.71 million ha | -13.4% |
| 2021 | 4.90 million ha | +32.2% |
| 2022 | 2.61 million ha | -46.8% |
| 2023 | 7.75 million ha | +197.2% |
| 2024 | 6.16 million ha | -20.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.12 million ha | 4.49 million ha | 7.50 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.99 million ha | 2.29 million ha | 6.18 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.08 million ha | 2.93 million ha | 5.52 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.03 million ha | 2.61 million ha | 7.75 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Americas
More climate change data for Americas
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.51 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 342,967 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1.17 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,294 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 41,659 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 273,211 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 222,184 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 51,028 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 838.43 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1,822 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is woody savanna — burned area in Americas?
- Woody savanna — burned area in Americas was 6.16 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest woody savanna — burned area recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 7.75 million ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest woody savanna — burned area recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.29 million ha in 2001.
- How does Americas rank for woody savanna — burned area?
- Americas ranks 7th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is woody savanna — burned area rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 106.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Americas data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Woody savanna — Burned Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.