Share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year was 2.0% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year in Burkina Faso, 2012–2026
Source: Global Wildfire Information System (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2026, share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year in Burkina Faso stood at 2.0%.
That represents a change of down 67.9% on the previous year and down 61.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year in Burkina Faso peaked at 8.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2018.
Burkina Faso ranks 26th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 4.2% | — |
| 2013 | 5.7% | +35.4% |
| 2014 | 4.7% | -16.1% |
| 2015 | 4.3% | -8.4% |
| 2016 | 5.2% | +20.3% |
| 2017 | 5.3% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 1.6% | -69.9% |
| 2019 | 3.9% | +148.6% |
| 2020 | 4.3% | +9.0% |
| 2021 | 5.3% | +22.9% |
| 2022 | 3.6% | -31.2% |
| 2023 | 6.2% | +70.5% |
| 2024 | 8.3% | +33.3% |
| 2025 | 6.3% | -23.8% |
| 2026 | 2.0% | -67.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.4% | 1.6% | 5.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 5.1% | 2.0% | 8.3% | 7 |
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More reference data data for Burkina Faso
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 9.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4137 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 9.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 33.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 45.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.25 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year in Burkina Faso?
- Share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year in Burkina Faso was 2.0% in 2026, according to Global Wildfire Information System (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 8.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2018.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year?
- Burkina Faso ranks 26th out of 236 countries with data for 2026.
- Is share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Global Wildfire Information System (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total area consumed by wildfires is recorded for each fire event, even if fires occur in the same location multiple times. The 2026 data is incomplete and was last updated 28 August 2026.