Woody savanna — Burned Area in Rwanda
Rwanda: Woody savanna — Burned Area was 21.37 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
21.37 ha
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
96th
of 220 countries
All-time high
9,189 ha
in 1997
All-time low
0 ha
in 2001
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Woody savanna — Burned Area in Rwanda, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, woody savanna — burned area in Rwanda stood at 21.37 ha.
Over the whole period, woody savanna — burned area in Rwanda peaked at 9,189 ha in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0 ha, in 2001.
Rwanda ranks 96th of 220 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Woody savanna — Burned Area in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,072 ha | — |
| 1991 | 1,072 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1,072 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1,072 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1,072 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1,072 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 5,898 ha | +450.0% |
| 1997 | 9,189 ha | +55.8% |
| 1998 | 5,643 ha | -38.6% |
| 1999 | 5,713 ha | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 3,803 ha | -33.4% |
| 2001 | 0 ha | -100.0% |
| 2002 | 641.11 ha | — |
| 2003 | 0 ha | -100.0% |
| 2004 | 0 ha | — |
| 2005 | 0 ha | — |
| 2006 | 0 ha | — |
| 2007 | 0 ha | — |
| 2008 | 0 ha | — |
| 2009 | 42.74 ha | — |
| 2010 | 42.74 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0 ha | -100.0% |
| 2012 | 0 ha | — |
| 2013 | 0 ha | — |
| 2014 | 0 ha | — |
| 2015 | 0 ha | — |
| 2016 | 42.74 ha | — |
| 2017 | 0 ha | -100.0% |
| 2018 | 21.37 ha | — |
| 2019 | 0 ha | -100.0% |
| 2020 | 0 ha | — |
| 2021 | 21.37 ha | — |
| 2022 | 0 ha | -100.0% |
| 2023 | 21.37 ha | — |
| 2024 | 21.37 ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,288 ha | 1,072 ha | 9,189 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 448.66 ha | 0 ha | 3,803 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.69 ha | 0 ha | 42.74 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.82 ha | 0 ha | 21.37 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
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- 98 American Samoa 0 ha
- 98 Andorra 0 ha
- 98 Anguilla 0 ha
- 98 Antigua and Barbuda 0 ha
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- 98 Aruba 0 ha
- 98 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 0 ha
- 98 Austria 0 ha compare
- 98 Azerbaijan 0 ha compare
- 98 Bahrain 0 ha
- 98 Barbados 0 ha
- 98 Belgium 0 ha compare
- 98 Belgium-Luxembourg 0 ha compare
- 98 Benin 0 ha compare
- 98 Bermuda 0 ha
- 98 Botswana 0 ha compare
- 98 British Virgin Islands 0 ha
- 98 Brunei Darussalam 0 ha compare
- 98 Burkina Faso 0 ha compare
- 98 Cayman Islands 0 ha
- 98 Chad 0 ha compare
- 98 China, Hong Kong SAR 0 ha compare
- 98 China, Macao SAR 0 ha
- 98 China, Taiwan Province of 0 ha compare
- 98 Cook Islands 0 ha
- 98 Cyprus 0 ha compare
- 98 Czechia 0 ha compare
- 98 Denmark 0 ha compare
- 98 Djibouti 0 ha
- 98 Dominica 0 ha
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- 98 Eritrea 0 ha compare
- 98 Estonia 0 ha compare
- 98 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 0 ha compare
- 98 Faroe Islands 0 ha
- 98 Fiji 0 ha compare
- 98 Finland 0 ha compare
- 98 French Polynesia 0 ha
- 98 Gambia 0 ha compare
- 98 Germany 0 ha compare
- 98 Gibraltar 0 ha compare
- 98 Greenland 0 ha
- 98 Grenada 0 ha compare
- 98 Guadeloupe 0 ha
- 98 Guam 0 ha
- 98 Haiti 0 ha compare
- 98 Iceland 0 ha
- 98 Iraq 0 ha compare
- 98 Ireland 0 ha compare
- 98 Isle of Man 0 ha compare
- 98 Israel 0 ha compare
- 98 Jordan 0 ha
- 98 Kazakhstan 0 ha compare
- 98 Kiribati 0 ha
- 98 Kuwait 0 ha
- 98 Kyrgyzstan 0 ha compare
- 98 Latvia 0 ha compare
- 98 Lebanon 0 ha compare
- 98 Lesotho 0 ha compare
- 98 Libya 0 ha compare
- 98 Liechtenstein 0 ha
- 98 Lithuania 0 ha compare
- 98 Luxembourg 0 ha
- 98 Maldives 0 ha
- 98 Mali 0 ha compare
- 98 Malta 0 ha
- 98 Marshall Islands 0 ha
- 98 Martinique 0 ha
- 98 Mauritania 0 ha compare
- 98 Mauritius 0 ha compare
- 98 Montserrat 0 ha compare
- 98 Namibia 0 ha compare
- 98 Naoero 0 ha
- 98 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0 ha
- 98 Netherlands Antilles (former) 0 ha
- 98 Niger 0 ha compare
- 98 Niue 0 ha
- 98 Norfolk Island 0 ha
- 98 Northern Mariana Islands 0 ha
- 98 Norway 0 ha compare
- 98 Oman 0 ha
- 98 Palau 0 ha
- 98 Palestine 0 ha
- 98 Pitcairn 0 ha
- 98 Poland 0 ha compare
- 98 Puerto Rico 0 ha compare
- 98 Qatar 0 ha
- 98 Republic of Korea 0 ha compare
- 98 Réunion 0 ha compare
- 98 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 ha
- 98 Saint Lucia 0 ha
- 98 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 ha
- 98 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 ha
- 98 Samoa 0 ha
- 98 San Marino 0 ha
- 98 Sao Tome and Principe 0 ha compare
- 98 Saudi Arabia 0 ha
- 98 Senegal 0 ha compare
- 98 Seychelles 0 ha
- 98 Singapore 0 ha
- 98 Slovakia 0 ha compare
- 98 Slovenia 0 ha compare
- 98 Solomon Islands 0 ha compare
- 98 Somalia 0 ha compare
- 98 Sudan 0 ha
- 98 Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands 0 ha
- 98 Sweden 0 ha compare
- 98 Switzerland 0 ha compare
- 98 Tajikistan 0 ha compare
- 98 Tokelau 0 ha
- 98 Tonga 0 ha
- 98 Turkmenistan 0 ha compare
- 98 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 ha compare
- 98 Tuvalu 0 ha
- 98 United Arab Emirates 0 ha
- 98 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0 ha compare
- 98 United States Virgin Islands 0 ha
- 98 Uruguay 0 ha compare
- 98 Uzbekistan 0 ha compare
- 98 Vanuatu 0 ha compare
- 98 Western Sahara 0 ha
- 98 Yemen 0 ha
More climate change data for Rwanda
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,059 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,586 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,473 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 5.98 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 88.33 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 388.82 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 261.95 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 126.86 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.9885 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 4.53 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is woody savanna — burned area in Rwanda?
- Woody savanna — burned area in Rwanda was 21.37 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest woody savanna — burned area recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 9,189 ha in 1997.
- What is the lowest woody savanna — burned area recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha in 2001.
- How does Rwanda rank for woody savanna — burned area?
- Rwanda ranks 96th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Rwanda 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.