Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Liberia
Liberia: Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 0.2448 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Liberia, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Liberia is 0.2448 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 74.8% on the previous year and up 34.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Liberia peaked at 3.01 ha per square kilometre in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0015 ha per square kilometre, in 1997.
Liberia ranks 19th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Liberia, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3793 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.3793 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.3793 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.3793 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.3793 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.3793 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0024 ha per square kilometre | -99.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0015 ha per square kilometre | -35.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0062 ha per square kilometre | +302.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0042 ha per square kilometre | -32.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0086 ha per square kilometre | +105.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0042 ha per square kilometre | -51.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0027 ha per square kilometre | -36.8% |
| 2003 | 0.2903 ha per square kilometre | +10799.4% |
| 2004 | 0.2057 ha per square kilometre | -29.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0548 ha per square kilometre | -73.4% |
| 2006 | 0.3011 ha per square kilometre | +449.4% |
| 2007 | 0.2508 ha per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1456 ha per square kilometre | -42.0% |
| 2009 | 3.01 ha per square kilometre | +1968.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2017 ha per square kilometre | -93.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1973 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.4059 ha per square kilometre | +105.7% |
| 2013 | 0.182 ha per square kilometre | -55.2% |
| 2014 | 1.03 ha per square kilometre | +466.0% |
| 2015 | 2.4 ha per square kilometre | +133.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1378 ha per square kilometre | -94.3% |
| 2017 | 0.261 ha per square kilometre | +89.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0719 ha per square kilometre | -72.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9706 ha per square kilometre | +1250.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1296 ha per square kilometre | -86.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0317 ha per square kilometre | -75.5% |
| 2022 | 0.14 ha per square kilometre | +341.3% |
| 2023 | 0.2448 ha per square kilometre | +74.8% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 0.2448 ha per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0004 ha per square kilometre, 565.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 0.2448 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.004 ha per square kilometre, 60.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre 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 | +10799.4% | 0.0027 ha per square kilometre | 0.2903 ha per square kilometre |
| 2009 | +1968.0% | 0.1456 ha per square kilometre | 3.01 ha per square kilometre |
| 2019 | +1250.0% | 0.0719 ha per square kilometre | 0.9706 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.229 ha per square kilometre | 0.0015 ha per square kilometre | 0.3793 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4274 ha per square kilometre | 0.0027 ha per square kilometre | 3.01 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5859 ha per square kilometre | 0.0719 ha per square kilometre | 2.4 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1365 ha per square kilometre | 0.0317 ha per square kilometre | 0.2448 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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 square kilometre in Liberia?
- Woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Liberia was 0.2448 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.01 ha per square kilometre in 2009.
- What is the lowest woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0015 ha per square kilometre in 1997.
- How does Liberia rank for woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Liberia ranks 19th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.5%. 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 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.