Area burned wildfires by type in South Sudan
South Sudan: Area burned wildfires by type was 8.48 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
8.48 million
Change on year
down 9.9%
World rank
3rd
of 225 countries
All-time high
14.69 million
in 2002
All-time low
6.24 million
in 2019
Years of data
24
2002–2025
Area burned wildfires by type in South Sudan, 2002–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, area burned wildfires by type in South Sudan stood at 8.48 million.
That represents a change of down 9.9% on the previous year and down 33.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, area burned wildfires by type in South Sudan peaked at 14.69 million in 2002 and was at its lowest, 6.24 million, in 2019.
South Sudan ranks 3rd of 225 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 wildfires by type in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 14.69 million | — |
| 2003 | 10.74 million | -26.9% |
| 2004 | 12.91 million | +20.1% |
| 2005 | 13.29 million | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 10.96 million | -17.6% |
| 2007 | 12.43 million | +13.4% |
| 2008 | 10.89 million | -12.4% |
| 2009 | 12.81 million | +17.6% |
| 2010 | 8.30 million | -35.2% |
| 2011 | 11.57 million | +39.5% |
| 2012 | 12.32 million | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 11.62 million | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 10.18 million | -12.4% |
| 2015 | 12.67 million | +24.5% |
| 2016 | 11.73 million | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 8.25 million | -29.7% |
| 2018 | 12.38 million | +50.1% |
| 2019 | 6.24 million | -49.6% |
| 2020 | 9.14 million | +46.4% |
| 2021 | 10.71 million | +17.2% |
| 2022 | 6.47 million | -39.5% |
| 2023 | 8.97 million | +38.6% |
| 2024 | 9.42 million | +4.9% |
| 2025 | 8.48 million | -9.9% |
South Sudan compared with similar countries
- South Sudan's 8.48 million is above the median for low income countries, which is 96,961, 87.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- South Sudan's 8.48 million is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 541,498, 15.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.34 million | 10.74 million | 14.69 million | 8 |
| 2010s | 10.53 million | 6.24 million | 12.67 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.86 million | 6.47 million | 10.71 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
More reference data data for South Sudan
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 8,797 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 26,453 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.23 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0059 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3667 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Enteric 19,422 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop 6.36 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 33.2 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4032 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2004 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is area burned wildfires by type in South Sudan?
- Area burned wildfires by type in South Sudan was 8.48 million in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest area burned wildfires by type recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 14.69 million in 2002.
- What is the lowest area burned wildfires by type recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.24 million in 2019.
- How does South Sudan rank for area burned wildfires by type?
- South Sudan ranks 3rd out of 225 countries with data for 2025.
- Is area burned wildfires by type rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Area burned wildfires by type. 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).