Woody savanna — Burned Area in India
India: Woody savanna — Burned Area was 139,372 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Woody savanna — Burned Area in India, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
India recorded 139,372 ha for woody savanna — burned area in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 84.6% on the previous year and down 44.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, woody savanna — burned area in India peaked at 352,579 ha in 2009 and was at its lowest, 50,742 ha, in 2002.
India ranks 16th of 220 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Woody savanna — Burned Area in India, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 184,365 ha | — |
| 1991 | 184,365 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 184,365 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 184,365 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 184,365 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 184,365 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 264,158 ha | +43.3% |
| 1997 | 164,465 ha | -37.7% |
| 1998 | 258,890 ha | +57.4% |
| 1999 | 261,871 ha | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 211,160 ha | -19.4% |
| 2001 | 103,678 ha | -50.9% |
| 2002 | 50,742 ha | -51.1% |
| 2003 | 151,472 ha | +198.5% |
| 2004 | 247,372 ha | +63.3% |
| 2005 | 139,212 ha | -43.7% |
| 2006 | 225,758 ha | +62.2% |
| 2007 | 225,892 ha | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 139,391 ha | -38.3% |
| 2009 | 352,579 ha | +152.9% |
| 2010 | 258,426 ha | -26.7% |
| 2011 | 133,657 ha | -48.3% |
| 2012 | 341,405 ha | +155.4% |
| 2013 | 171,433 ha | -49.8% |
| 2014 | 251,605 ha | +46.8% |
| 2015 | 160,408 ha | -36.2% |
| 2016 | 163,177 ha | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 131,970 ha | -19.1% |
| 2018 | 121,359 ha | -8.0% |
| 2019 | 151,505 ha | +24.8% |
| 2020 | 125,865 ha | -16.9% |
| 2021 | 216,357 ha | +71.9% |
| 2022 | 107,907 ha | -50.1% |
| 2023 | 75,504 ha | -30.0% |
| 2024 | 139,372 ha | +84.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 205,557 ha | 164,465 ha | 264,158 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 184,726 ha | 50,742 ha | 352,579 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 188,494 ha | 121,359 ha | 341,405 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 133,001 ha | 75,504 ha | 216,357 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
More climate change data for India
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 602,760 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 105,678 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 497,082 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 398.78 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 17,753 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 279,594 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 176,015 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 103,578 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 664.21 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3,699 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is woody savanna — burned area in India?
- Woody savanna — burned area in India was 139,372 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest woody savanna — burned area recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 352,579 ha in 2009.
- What is the lowest woody savanna — burned area recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 50,742 ha in 2002.
- How does India rank for woody savanna — burned area?
- India ranks 16th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is woody savanna — burned area rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India 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.