Annual area burnt by wildfires gwis in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Annual area burnt by wildfires gwis was 3.66 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
3.66 million
Change on year
down 3.1%
World rank
20th
of 225 countries
All-time high
4.02 million
in 2005
All-time low
1.46 million
in 2018
Years of data
24
2002–2025
Annual area burnt by wildfires gwis in Burkina Faso, 2002–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual area burnt by wildfires gwis in Burkina Faso is 3.66 million, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and up 121.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual area burnt by wildfires gwis in Burkina Faso peaked at 4.02 million in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1.46 million, in 2018.
That places Burkina Faso 20th out of 225 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Annual area burnt by wildfires gwis in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 3.86 million | — |
| 2003 | 3.48 million | -9.9% |
| 2004 | 3.76 million | +8.1% |
| 2005 | 4.02 million | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 2.88 million | -28.2% |
| 2007 | 3.10 million | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 2.57 million | -16.9% |
| 2009 | 2.92 million | +13.5% |
| 2010 | 3.04 million | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 2.89 million | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 1.99 million | -31.0% |
| 2013 | 2.30 million | +15.6% |
| 2014 | 2.12 million | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 1.65 million | -22.4% |
| 2016 | 2.32 million | +40.9% |
| 2017 | 2.02 million | -13.1% |
| 2018 | 1.46 million | -27.5% |
| 2019 | 1.54 million | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 1.60 million | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 1.87 million | +16.9% |
| 2022 | 1.52 million | -18.9% |
| 2023 | 2.74 million | +80.7% |
| 2024 | 3.77 million | +37.5% |
| 2025 | 3.66 million | -3.1% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 3.66 million is above the median for low income countries, which is 582,455, 6.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 3.66 million is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.23 million, 3.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.32 million | 2.57 million | 4.02 million | 8 |
| 2010s | 2.13 million | 1.46 million | 3.04 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.53 million | 1.52 million | 3.77 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More reference data data for Burkina Faso
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9232 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 9.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4137 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 9.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 33.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 45.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.25 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual area burnt by wildfires gwis in Burkina Faso?
- Annual area burnt by wildfires gwis in Burkina Faso was 3.66 million in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual area burnt by wildfires gwis recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 4.02 million in 2005.
- What is the lowest annual area burnt by wildfires gwis recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.46 million in 2018.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for annual area burnt by wildfires gwis?
- Burkina Faso ranks 20th out of 225 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual area burnt by wildfires gwis rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 121.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Annual area burnt by wildfires gwis. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 24 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).