Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Eswatini
Eswatini: Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 0.0648 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Eswatini, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 0.0648 ha per square kilometre for woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is up 30.0% on the previous year and down 53.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Eswatini peaked at 2.01 ha per square kilometre in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0498 ha per square kilometre, in 2022.
Eswatini ranks 35th of 187 countries 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, per square kilometre in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3546 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.3546 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.3546 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.3546 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.3546 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.3546 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.35 ha per square kilometre | +280.4% |
| 1997 | 1.46 ha per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1998 | 2.01 ha per square kilometre | +37.7% |
| 1999 | 1.4 ha per square kilometre | -30.3% |
| 2000 | 0.888 ha per square kilometre | -36.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0722 ha per square kilometre | -91.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1881 ha per square kilometre | +160.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1644 ha per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1383 ha per square kilometre | -15.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0959 ha per square kilometre | -30.6% |
| 2006 | 0.081 ha per square kilometre | -15.6% |
| 2007 | 0.3264 ha per square kilometre | +303.1% |
| 2008 | 0.3326 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0722 ha per square kilometre | -78.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0698 ha per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1246 ha per square kilometre | +78.6% |
| 2012 | 0.157 ha per square kilometre | +26.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1395 ha per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1532 ha per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0909 ha per square kilometre | -40.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0822 ha per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0673 ha per square kilometre | -18.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0847 ha per square kilometre | +25.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1719 ha per square kilometre | +102.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1084 ha per square kilometre | -37.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1084 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0498 ha per square kilometre | -54.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0648 ha per square kilometre | +30.0% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 0.0648 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0051 ha per square kilometre, 12.7× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 0.0648 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.004 ha per square kilometre, 16.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Eswatini 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +303.1% | 0.081 ha per square kilometre | 0.3264 ha per square kilometre |
| 1996 | +280.4% | 0.3546 ha per square kilometre | 1.35 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.835 ha per square kilometre | 0.3546 ha per square kilometre | 2.01 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2359 ha per square kilometre | 0.0722 ha per square kilometre | 0.888 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1141 ha per square kilometre | 0.0673 ha per square kilometre | 0.1719 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0828 ha per square kilometre | 0.0498 ha per square kilometre | 0.1084 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More climate change data for Eswatini
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 10.39 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,459 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 469.92 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 988.9 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 35.32 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 77.58 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 66.81 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 10.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.2521 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Eswatini?
- Woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Eswatini was 0.0648 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 2.01 ha per square kilometre in 1998.
- What is the lowest woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0498 ha per square kilometre in 2022.
- How does Eswatini rank for woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Eswatini ranks 35th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Woody savanna — Burned Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Woody savanna — Burned Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Woody savanna — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.