Woody savanna — Burned Area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Woody savanna — Burned Area was 8.86 million ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Woody savanna — Burned Area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) recorded 8.86 million ha for woody savanna — burned area in 2024.
The figure is up 8.5% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, woody savanna — burned area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 68.66 million ha in 1998 and was at its lowest, 7.53 million ha, in 2018.
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 5th of 31 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Woody savanna — Burned Area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 17.34 million ha | — |
| 1991 | 17.34 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 17.34 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 17.34 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 17.34 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 17.34 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 67.69 million ha | +290.3% |
| 1997 | 64.14 million ha | -5.2% |
| 1998 | 68.66 million ha | +7.0% |
| 1999 | 62.42 million ha | -9.1% |
| 2000 | 64.06 million ha | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 7.75 million ha | -87.9% |
| 2002 | 9.36 million ha | +20.8% |
| 2003 | 11.49 million ha | +22.7% |
| 2004 | 10.41 million ha | -9.4% |
| 2005 | 10.56 million ha | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 10.61 million ha | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 9.40 million ha | -11.4% |
| 2008 | 10.13 million ha | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 9.19 million ha | -9.3% |
| 2010 | 9.60 million ha | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 7.85 million ha | -18.2% |
| 2012 | 7.98 million ha | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 8.11 million ha | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 8.23 million ha | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 9.19 million ha | +11.7% |
| 2016 | 9.17 million ha | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 7.78 million ha | -15.1% |
| 2018 | 7.53 million ha | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 7.77 million ha | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 8.19 million ha | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 8.37 million ha | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 9.29 million ha | +11.0% |
| 2023 | 8.17 million ha | -12.1% |
| 2024 | 8.86 million ha | +8.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Woody savanna — Burned Area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +290.3% | 17.34 million ha | 67.69 million ha |
| 2001 | -87.9% | 64.06 million ha | 7.75 million ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.70 million ha | 17.34 million ha | 68.66 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.29 million ha | 7.75 million ha | 64.06 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.32 million ha | 7.53 million ha | 9.60 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.57 million ha | 8.17 million ha | 9.29 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
- 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
- 5 Lao People's Democratic Republic 444,677 ha compare
- 6 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 424,524 ha compare
- 6 Brazil 1.50 million ha compare
- 7 Mozambique 1.48 million ha compare
- 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 332,796 ha compare
- 8 Mexico 459,090 ha compare
- 8 United Republic of Tanzania 164,619 ha compare
More climate change data for Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 4.42 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 695,675 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 220,340 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 475,335 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 831.47 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 16,976 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 79,460 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 40,176 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 39,284 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 151.61 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is woody savanna — burned area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Woody savanna — burned area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) was 8.86 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest woody savanna — burned area recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 68.66 million ha in 1998.
- What is the lowest woody savanna — burned area recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.53 million ha in 2018.
- How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for woody savanna — burned area?
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 5th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is woody savanna — burned area rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 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.