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Yearly burned area in savannas

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data•222 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
744,289.4hectares
Median: 236.1hectares
Countries Covered
222
with available data
Highest
Democratic Republic of the Congo
28,422,160.0hectares
Lowest
Brunei Darussalam
0.0hectares
Top 5 Countries
1Democratic Republic of the Congo28,422,160.0hectares
2Angola21,388,634.0hectares
3South Sudan19,061,734.0hectares
4Zambia14,933,740.0hectares
5Mozambique12,556,373.0hectares
By Region
Africa2,935,056.8hectares(9 countries)
South America1,721,262.0hectares(7 countries)
North America1,409,261.0hectares(4 countries)
Oceania1,307,872.4hectares(2 countries)
Other831,974.5hectares(141 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0hectares)High (28,422,160.0hectares)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 744,289.4hectares)

Africa (9)
South America (7)
North America (4)
Oceania (2)
Other (141)
Asia (27)
Europe (32)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank ↑Country ↕Value ↕
1Democratic Republic of the Congo28,422,160.0hectares
2Angola21,388,634.0hectares
3South Sudan19,061,734.0hectares
4Zambia14,933,740.0hectares
5Mozambique12,556,373.0hectares
6Central African Republic10,289,535.0hectares
7Brazil10,237,394.0hectares
8Russian Federation6,366,153.5hectares
9United Republic of Tanzania4,656,955.5hectares
10Canada3,893,221.5hectares
11Bolivia3,349,555.5hectares
12Guinea2,783,457.5hectares
13Australia2,614,929.0hectares
14Ethiopia2,391,727.0hectares
15Venezuela2,112,606.2hectares
16Republic of the Congo1,982,544.6hectares
17Ghana1,544,147.1hectares
18Paraguay1,388,176.1hectares
19Cote d'Ivoire1,136,467.4hectares
20Cambodia1,104,869.6hectares
21Cameroon1,071,468.8hectares
22Colombia1,000,330.9hectares
23Mexico943,725.4hectares
24Nigeria796,276.4hectares
25Uganda753,151.4hectares
26Sierra Leone738,554.6hectares
27United States of America672,847.6hectares
28Argentina672,396.8hectares
29Myanmar660,762.3hectares
30Lao People's Democratic Republic505,177.7hectares
31Madagascar413,969.3hectares
32India315,569.7hectares
33Guinea-Bissau275,578.8hectares
34Sudan265,811.8hectares
35South Africa265,039.1hectares
36Senegal249,411.9hectares
37Honduras241,297.8hectares
38Malawi229,985.3hectares
39Gabon226,980.1hectares
40Chad225,863.9hectares
41Thailand222,193.2hectares
42Togo208,433.6hectares
43Nicaragua199,868.7hectares
44Zimbabwe162,324.9hectares
45Guatemala127,249.7hectares
46Nepal123,214.1hectares
47People's Republic of China118,813.6hectares
48Guyana109,862.3hectares
49Portugal103,315.2hectares
50Vietnam98,099.0hectares
51Ukraine90,264.0hectares
52Philippines77,899.6hectares
53Papua New Guinea76,354.1hectares
54Mali65,986.1hectares
55Indonesia64,225.9hectares
56Cuba61,929.0hectares
57Benin60,533.8hectares
58Peru60,083.0hectares
59Ecuador53,471.5hectares
60Bangladesh45,572.0hectares
61Liberia32,606.7hectares
62Eswatini32,284.7hectares
63Burundi31,082.6hectares
64Kenya29,215.1hectares
65Chile21,680.5hectares
66Pakistan18,288.9hectares
67Suriname17,966.9hectares
68Rwanda14,768.5hectares
69Belize14,468.0hectares
70Greece12,020.9hectares
71Bahamas11,677.4hectares
72Costa Rica10,990.5hectares
73Botswana9,831.4hectares
74Malaysia9,788.4hectares
75Serbia8,929.8hectares
76Panama8,865.4hectares
77Türkiye7,577.5hectares
78New Caledonia7,169.6hectares
79Albania5,924.6hectares
80The Republic of North Macedonia5,667.0hectares
81Spain5,216.2hectares
82Romania4,422.0hectares
83Dominican Republic3,756.5hectares
84Uruguay3,477.5hectares
85Italy3,305.7hectares
86Montenegro2,962.3hectares
87Bhutan2,318.3hectares
88Bosnia and Herzegovina2,253.9hectares
89Comoros2,232.5hectares
90Timor-Leste2,146.6hectares
91Bulgaria1,910.5hectares
92Mongolia1,760.2hectares
93Croatia1,738.7hectares
94Georgia1,738.7hectares
95Iceland1,652.9hectares
96Trinidad and Tobago1,502.6hectares
97Belarus1,309.4hectares
98France1,137.7hectares
99El Salvador944.5hectares
100New Zealand815.7hectares
101Kazakhstan794.2hectares
102Equatorial Guinea622.5hectares
103North Korea579.6hectares
104Jamaica515.2hectares
105Japan493.7hectares
106Syrian Arab Republic450.8hectares
107Republic of The Gambia450.8hectares
108Azerbaijan450.8hectares
109Algeria429.3hectares
110Islamic Republic of Iran257.6hectares
111Sri Lanka236.1hectares
112Hungary236.1hectares
113Somalia236.1hectares
114Taiwan, Province of China193.2hectares
115Tunisia107.3hectares
116Mauritania107.3hectares
117Haiti64.4hectares
118Namibia64.4hectares
119Mayotte42.9hectares
120French Guiana42.9hectares
121Lebanon42.9hectares
122Poland42.9hectares
123Egypt42.9hectares
124Czech Republic21.5hectares
125Fiji21.5hectares
126Germany21.5hectares
127Cape Verde0.0hectares
128Cayman Islands0.0hectares
129Cyprus0.0hectares
130Denmark0.0hectares
131Dominica0.0hectares
132Eritrea0.0hectares
133Estonia0.0hectares
134Faroe Islands0.0hectares
135Finland0.0hectares
136French Polynesia0.0hectares
137Djibouti0.0hectares
138State of Palestine0.0hectares
139Greenland0.0hectares
140Grenada0.0hectares
141Guadeloupe0.0hectares
142Guam0.0hectares
143Hong Kong0.0hectares
144Iraq0.0hectares
145Ireland0.0hectares
146Israel0.0hectares
147Jordan0.0hectares
148South Korea0.0hectares
149Kuwait0.0hectares
150Kyrgyzstan0.0hectares
151Lesotho0.0hectares
152Latvia0.0hectares
153Libya0.0hectares
154Liechtenstein0.0hectares
155Lithuania0.0hectares
156Luxembourg0.0hectares
157Macao0.0hectares
158Malta0.0hectares
159Martinique0.0hectares
160Mauritius0.0hectares
161Moldova, Republic of0.0hectares
162Montserrat0.0hectares
163Morocco0.0hectares
164Oman0.0hectares
165Nauru0.0hectares
166Netherlands0.0hectares
167Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba0.0hectares
168Vanuatu0.0hectares
169Niger0.0hectares
170Norway0.0hectares
171Northern Mariana Islands0.0hectares
172Micronesia, Federated States of0.0hectares
173Palau0.0hectares
174Puerto Rico0.0hectares
175Qatar0.0hectares
176Reunion0.0hectares
177Saint Helena0.0hectares
178Saint Kitts and Nevis0.0hectares
179Saint Lucia0.0hectares
180Saint Pierre and Miquelon0.0hectares
181Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0.0hectares
182San Marino0.0hectares
183Sao Tome and Principe0.0hectares
184Saudi Arabia0.0hectares
185Seychelles0.0hectares
186Singapore0.0hectares
187Slovakia0.0hectares
188Slovenia0.0hectares
189Western Sahara0.0hectares
190Svalbard and Jan Mayen0.0hectares
191Sweden0.0hectares
192Switzerland0.0hectares
193Tajikistan0.0hectares
194Tokelau0.0hectares
195Tonga0.0hectares
196United Arab Emirates0.0hectares
197Turkmenistan0.0hectares
198Turks and Caicos Islands0.0hectares
199Tuvalu0.0hectares
200United Kingdom0.0hectares
201Guernsey0.0hectares
202Jersey0.0hectares
203Isle of Man0.0hectares
204Virgin Islands, U.S.0.0hectares
205Burkina Faso0.0hectares
206Uzbekistan0.0hectares
207Wallis and Futuna0.0hectares
208Samoa0.0hectares
209Yemen0.0hectares
210Afghanistan0.0hectares
211American Samoa0.0hectares
212Andorra0.0hectares
213Antigua and Barbuda0.0hectares
214Austria0.0hectares
215Bahrain0.0hectares
216Armenia0.0hectares
217Barbados0.0hectares
218Belgium0.0hectares
219Bermuda0.0hectares
220Solomon Islands0.0hectares
221Virgin Islands, British0.0hectares
222Brunei Darussalam0.0hectares
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Topics

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2024).

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