Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in South Sudan
South Sudan: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita was 0.6958 hectares per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in South Sudan, 2002–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
South Sudan recorded 0.6958 hectares per person for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in 2025.
That represents a change of down 11.7% on the previous year and down 39.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in South Sudan peaked at 2.23 hectares per person in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.5873 hectares per person, in 2022.
South Sudan ranks 3rd of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 2.23 hectares per person | — |
| 2003 | 1.56 hectares per person | -30.1% |
| 2004 | 1.78 hectares per person | +14.7% |
| 2005 | 1.75 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 1.37 hectares per person | -21.6% |
| 2007 | 1.48 hectares per person | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 1.24 hectares per person | -16.6% |
| 2009 | 1.39 hectares per person | +12.2% |
| 2010 | 0.8512 hectares per person | -38.6% |
| 2011 | 1.12 hectares per person | +32.1% |
| 2012 | 1.15 hectares per person | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 1.04 hectares per person | -9.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9057 hectares per person | -13.0% |
| 2015 | 1.14 hectares per person | +25.9% |
| 2016 | 1.08 hectares per person | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 0.8041 hectares per person | -25.8% |
| 2018 | 1.22 hectares per person | +52.1% |
| 2019 | 0.5987 hectares per person | -51.1% |
| 2020 | 0.854 hectares per person | +42.6% |
| 2021 | 0.9854 hectares per person | +15.4% |
| 2022 | 0.5873 hectares per person | -40.4% |
| 2023 | 0.7815 hectares per person | +33.1% |
| 2024 | 0.7883 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 0.6958 hectares per person | -11.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.6 hectares per person | 1.24 hectares per person | 2.23 hectares per person | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.9918 hectares per person | 0.5987 hectares per person | 1.22 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7821 hectares per person | 0.5873 hectares per person | 0.9854 hectares per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
More reference data data for South Sudan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3667 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.41 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Enteric 19,422 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 684.53 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 325.82 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 8,797 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop 6.36 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 577.67 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 944.75 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in South Sudan?
- Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in South Sudan was 0.6958 hectares per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.23 hectares per person in 2002.
- What is the lowest area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5873 hectares per person in 2022.
- How does South Sudan rank for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita?
- South Sudan ranks 3rd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Area burned by wildfires by land cover type Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.