Area burned wildfires by type in Sudan
Sudan: Area burned wildfires by type was 8.34 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
8.34 million
Change on year
up 53.7%
World rank
4th
of 225 countries
All-time high
8.93 million
in 2007
All-time low
3.82 million
in 2022
Years of data
24
2002–2025
Area burned wildfires by type in Sudan, 2002–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 8.34 million for area burned wildfires by type in 2025.
That represents a change of up 53.7% on the previous year and up 52.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, area burned wildfires by type in Sudan peaked at 8.93 million in 2007 and was at its lowest, 3.82 million, in 2022.
Sudan ranks 4th 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 Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 6.49 million | — |
| 2003 | 7.44 million | +14.5% |
| 2004 | 7.75 million | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 8.22 million | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 6.80 million | -17.3% |
| 2007 | 8.93 million | +31.4% |
| 2008 | 6.83 million | -23.5% |
| 2009 | 7.19 million | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 5.58 million | -22.4% |
| 2011 | 4.68 million | -16.2% |
| 2012 | 7.22 million | +54.3% |
| 2013 | 6.39 million | -11.4% |
| 2014 | 5.27 million | -17.6% |
| 2015 | 5.46 million | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 5.76 million | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 5.30 million | -8.0% |
| 2018 | 4.98 million | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 4.41 million | -11.5% |
| 2020 | 6.20 million | +40.7% |
| 2021 | 5.49 million | -11.5% |
| 2022 | 3.82 million | -30.5% |
| 2023 | 6.68 million | +75.1% |
| 2024 | 5.43 million | -18.7% |
| 2025 | 8.34 million | +53.7% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 8.34 million is above the median for low income countries, which is 96,961, 86.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 8.34 million is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 541,498, 15.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.46 million | 6.49 million | 8.93 million | 8 |
| 2010s | 5.50 million | 4.41 million | 7.22 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.99 million | 3.82 million | 8.34 million | 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 area burned wildfires by type in Sudan?
- Area burned wildfires by type in Sudan was 8.34 million in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest area burned wildfires by type recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 8.93 million in 2007.
- What is the lowest area burned wildfires by type recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.82 million in 2022.
- How does Sudan rank for area burned wildfires by type?
- Sudan ranks 4th out of 225 countries with data for 2025.
- Is area burned wildfires by type rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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.
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