Woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita in Liberia
Liberia: Woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0053 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita in Liberia, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 0.0053 ha per person for woody savanna — burned area, per capita in 2024.
The figure is up 22.6% on the previous year and down 75.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, woody savanna — burned area, per capita in Liberia peaked at 0.0735 ha per person in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 ha per person, in 1997.
That places Liberia 20th out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita in Liberia, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0164 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0187 ha per person | +13.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0176 ha per person | -5.6% |
| 1993 | 0.017 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 0.017 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0168 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 ha per person | -99.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 ha per person | -40.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0002 ha per person | +263.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 ha per person | -36.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0003 ha per person | +98.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 ha per person | -52.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 ha per person | -38.5% |
| 2003 | 0.009 ha per person | +10712.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0063 ha per person | -30.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0016 ha per person | -74.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0083 ha per person | +419.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0066 ha per person | -20.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0037 ha per person | -44.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0735 ha per person | +1904.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0048 ha per person | -93.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0045 ha per person | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0089 ha per person | +98.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0039 ha per person | -56.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0217 ha per person | +454.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0496 ha per person | +128.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0028 ha per person | -94.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0052 ha per person | +85.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0014 ha per person | -73.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0185 ha per person | +1223.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0024 ha per person | -86.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0006 ha per person | -76.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0025 ha per person | +331.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0043 ha per person | +71.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0053 ha per person | +22.6% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 0.0053 ha per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0 ha per person, 3485.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 0.0053 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0001 ha per person, 56.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita in Liberia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +10712.9% | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.009 ha per person |
| 2009 | +1904.0% | 0.0037 ha per person | 0.0735 ha per person |
| 2019 | +1223.5% | 0.0014 ha per person | 0.0185 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0104 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0187 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0109 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0735 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0121 ha per person | 0.0014 ha per person | 0.0496 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.003 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0053 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
More climate change data for Liberia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 15.43 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 443.39 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 238.29 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 205.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.8992 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 7.33 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 306.83 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 166.13 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 140.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.6269 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is woody savanna — burned area, per capita in Liberia?
- Woody savanna — burned area, per capita in Liberia was 0.0053 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest woody savanna — burned area, per capita recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0735 ha per person in 2009.
- What is the lowest woody savanna — burned area, per capita recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 ha per person in 1997.
- How does Liberia rank for woody savanna — burned area, per capita?
- Liberia ranks 20th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is woody savanna — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Woody savanna — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Woody savanna — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Woody savanna — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Woody savanna — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.