Annual area burnt by wildfires by region in Sudan
Sudan: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region was 9.57 million hectares in 2025. ▼ Falling
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region in Sudan, 2002–2025
Source: Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2025, annual area burnt by wildfires by region in Sudan stood at 9.57 million hectares.
That represents a change of up 49.6% on the previous year and up 51.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual area burnt by wildfires by region in Sudan peaked at 10.56 million hectares in 2007 and was at its lowest, 4.67 million hectares, in 2022.
That places Sudan 9th 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 by region in Sudan, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 8.28 million hectares | — |
| 2003 | 9.40 million hectares | +13.6% |
| 2004 | 9.55 million hectares | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 10.00 million hectares | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 8.25 million hectares | -17.5% |
| 2007 | 10.56 million hectares | +28.0% |
| 2008 | 8.27 million hectares | -21.6% |
| 2009 | 8.49 million hectares | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 6.55 million hectares | -22.8% |
| 2011 | 5.74 million hectares | -12.4% |
| 2012 | 8.25 million hectares | +43.8% |
| 2013 | 7.35 million hectares | -10.9% |
| 2014 | 6.22 million hectares | -15.4% |
| 2015 | 6.32 million hectares | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 6.85 million hectares | +8.5% |
| 2017 | 6.35 million hectares | -7.3% |
| 2018 | 5.88 million hectares | -7.5% |
| 2019 | 5.34 million hectares | -9.1% |
| 2020 | 7.37 million hectares | +38.0% |
| 2021 | 6.52 million hectares | -11.5% |
| 2022 | 4.67 million hectares | -28.3% |
| 2023 | 7.93 million hectares | +69.8% |
| 2024 | 6.40 million hectares | -19.4% |
| 2025 | 9.57 million hectares | +49.6% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 9.57 million hectares is above the median for low income countries, which is 582,455 hectares, 16.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 9.57 million hectares is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.23 million hectares, 7.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.10 million hectares | 8.25 million hectares | 10.56 million hectares | 8 |
| 2010s | 6.49 million hectares | 5.34 million hectares | 8.25 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.08 million hectares | 4.67 million hectares | 9.57 million hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
More reference data data for Sudan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5846 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 17.81 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.69 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4356 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 19.69 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.96 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.8148 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 80.68 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 93.88 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.37 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual area burnt by wildfires by region in Sudan?
- Annual area burnt by wildfires by region in Sudan was 9.57 million hectares in 2025, according to Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual area burnt by wildfires by region recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 10.56 million hectares in 2007.
- What is the lowest annual area burnt by wildfires by region recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.67 million hectares in 2022.
- How does Sudan rank for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?
- Sudan ranks 9th out of 225 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual area burnt by wildfires by region rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual area burnt by wildfires by region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total land area burnt by wildfires each year, in hectares, across all land cover types.