Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre in South Sudan
South Sudan: Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre was 0.0514 hectares per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre in South Sudan, 2012–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre in South Sudan is 0.0514 hectares per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 59.3% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre in South Sudan peaked at 0.0728 hectares per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0137 hectares per square kilometre, in 2021.
That places South Sudan 3rd out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | hectares per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.0426 hectares per square kilometre | — |
| 2013 | 0.0514 hectares per square kilometre | +20.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0301 hectares per square kilometre | -41.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0318 hectares per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0521 hectares per square kilometre | +63.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0728 hectares per square kilometre | +39.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0467 hectares per square kilometre | -35.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0699 hectares per square kilometre | +49.5% |
| 2020 | 0.03 hectares per square kilometre | -57.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0137 hectares per square kilometre | -54.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0323 hectares per square kilometre | +135.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0514 hectares per square kilometre | +59.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0497 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0301 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0728 hectares per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.0318 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0137 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0514 hectares per square kilometre | 4 |
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 wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre in South Sudan?
- Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre in South Sudan was 0.0514 hectares per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0728 hectares per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0137 hectares per square kilometre in 2021.
- How does South Sudan rank for wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- South Sudan ranks 3rd out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. 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 Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wildfire area burned by land cover type divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Wildfire area burned by land cover type ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Wildfire area burned by land cover type Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Wildfire area burned by land cover type divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.