Woody savanna — Burned Area in Asia
Asia: Woody savanna — Burned Area was 1.58 million ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Woody savanna — Burned Area in Asia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, woody savanna — burned area in Asia stood at 1.58 million ha.
The figure is down 39.3% on the previous year and down 43.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, woody savanna — burned area in Asia peaked at 4.22 million ha in 1996 and was at its lowest, 674,021 ha, in 2022.
Asia ranks 4th of 22 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 Asia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.40 million ha | — |
| 1991 | 2.40 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2.41 million ha | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 2.41 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2.41 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2.41 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 4.22 million ha | +74.9% |
| 1997 | 3.16 million ha | -25.1% |
| 1998 | 3.21 million ha | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 3.98 million ha | +24.1% |
| 2000 | 2.76 million ha | -30.7% |
| 2001 | 1.25 million ha | -54.8% |
| 2002 | 2.09 million ha | +67.7% |
| 2003 | 2.44 million ha | +16.8% |
| 2004 | 3.91 million ha | +59.8% |
| 2005 | 2.16 million ha | -44.8% |
| 2006 | 2.72 million ha | +26.4% |
| 2007 | 2.97 million ha | +8.9% |
| 2008 | 2.08 million ha | -29.9% |
| 2009 | 3.35 million ha | +61.1% |
| 2010 | 3.03 million ha | -9.5% |
| 2011 | 1.45 million ha | -52.2% |
| 2012 | 2.48 million ha | +71.0% |
| 2013 | 1.93 million ha | -22.3% |
| 2014 | 2.80 million ha | +45.5% |
| 2015 | 2.70 million ha | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 2.16 million ha | -19.9% |
| 2017 | 1.14 million ha | -47.3% |
| 2018 | 1.27 million ha | +11.3% |
| 2019 | 2.31 million ha | +81.8% |
| 2020 | 2.04 million ha | -11.7% |
| 2021 | 1.35 million ha | -33.8% |
| 2022 | 674,021 ha | -50.0% |
| 2023 | 2.61 million ha | +287.1% |
| 2024 | 1.58 million ha | -39.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.90 million ha | 2.40 million ha | 4.22 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.57 million ha | 1.25 million ha | 3.91 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.13 million ha | 1.14 million ha | 3.03 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.65 million ha | 674,021 ha | 2.61 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Asia
- 1 Angola 5.00 million ha compare
- 2 Russian Federation 3.45 million ha compare
- 3 Democratic Republic of the Congo 6.23 million ha compare
- 3 OECD 3.33 million ha compare
- 4 Zambia 3.30 million ha compare
- 5 Canada 2.22 million ha compare
- 6 Brazil 1.50 million ha compare
- 7 Mozambique 1.48 million ha compare
More climate change data for Asia
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 2.01 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 512,601 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1.49 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,934 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 53,345 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.12 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 552,825 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 567,748 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2,086 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 20,277 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is woody savanna — burned area in Asia?
- Woody savanna — burned area in Asia was 1.58 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest woody savanna — burned area recorded in Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.22 million ha in 1996.
- What is the lowest woody savanna — burned area recorded in Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 674,021 ha in 2022.
- How does Asia rank for woody savanna — burned area?
- Asia ranks 4th out of 22 groups with data for 2024.
- Is woody savanna — burned area rising or falling in Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Asia 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.