Annual area burnt by wildfires gwis in Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome and Principe: Annual area burnt by wildfires gwis was 0 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0
Change on year
down 100.0%
World rank
158th
of 221 countries
All-time high
42.93
in 2007
All-time low
0
in 2002
Years of data
23
2002–2024

Annual area burnt by wildfires gwis in Sao Tome and Principe, 2002–2024

0102030402002201320242002: 02003: 02004: 02005: 02006: 21.52007: 42.92008: 21.52009: 02010: 02011: 02012: 02013: 02014: 02015: 02016: 02017: 02018: 02019: 21.52020: 02021: 02022: 02023: 21.52024: 0

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for annual area burnt by wildfires gwis in Sao Tome and Principe is 0, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over five years.

Over the whole period, annual area burnt by wildfires gwis in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 42.93 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2002.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 158th of 221 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 10.73 0 42.93 8
2010s 2.15 0 21.47 10
2020s 4.29 0 21.47 5

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  5. 158 American Samoa 0
  6. 158 Andorra 0
  7. 158 Antigua and Barbuda 0
  8. 158 Bahrain 0
  9. 158 Barbados 0 compare
  10. 158 Belgium 0 compare
  11. 158 Bermuda 0
  12. 158 Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 0 compare
  13. 158 British Virgin Islands 0 compare
  14. 158 Cape Verde 0 compare
  15. 158 Cayman Islands 0 compare
  16. 158 Denmark 0 compare
  17. 158 Djibouti 0 compare
  18. 158 Dominica 0
  19. 158 Faroe Islands 0
  20. 158 Finland 0 compare
  21. 158 French Polynesia 0
  22. 158 French Southern and Antarctic Lands 0
  23. 158 Greenland 0 compare
  24. 158 Guadeloupe 0 compare
  25. 158 Guam 0
  26. 158 Bailiwick of Guernsey 0 compare
  27. 158 Hong Kong (China) 0 compare
  28. 158 Ireland 0 compare
  29. 158 Isle of Man 0
  30. 158 Jersey 0
  31. 158 Kuwait 0 compare
  32. 158 Libya 0 compare
  33. 158 Liechtenstein 0 compare
  34. 158 Luxembourg 0
  35. 158 Macau (China) 0
  36. 158 Malta 0
  37. 158 Martinique 0
  38. 158 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0
  39. 158 Naoero 0
  40. 158 Netherlands 0 compare
  41. 158 Northern Mariana Islands 0
  42. 158 Norway 0 compare
  43. 158 Oman 0 compare
  44. 158 Palau 0
  45. 158 Qatar 0
  46. 158 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 compare
  47. 158 Saint Lucia 0
  48. 158 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0
  49. 158 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0
  50. 158 Samoa 0 compare
  51. 158 San Marino 0
  52. 158 Seychelles 0
  53. 158 Singapore 0
  54. 158 Solomon Islands 0 compare
  55. 158 Svalbard and Jan Mayen 0
  56. 158 Sweden 0 compare
  57. 158 Tajikistan 0 compare
  58. 158 Tonga 0
  59. 158 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 compare
  60. 158 Tuvalu 0
  61. 158 United Arab Emirates 0
  62. 158 United Kingdom 0 compare
  63. 158 United States Minor Outlying Islands 0
  64. 158 Vanuatu 0 compare
  65. 158 Wallis and Futuna 0
  66. 158 Western Sahara 0

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Frequently asked questions

What is annual area burnt by wildfires gwis in Sao Tome and Principe?
Annual area burnt by wildfires gwis in Sao Tome and Principe was 0 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest annual area burnt by wildfires gwis recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The highest recorded value was 42.93 in 2007.
What is the lowest annual area burnt by wildfires gwis recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2002.
How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for annual area burnt by wildfires gwis?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 158th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
Where does this Sao Tome and Principe 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.

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Annual area burnt by wildfires gwis
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
225 places, 5,175 data points, 2002–2024
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