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South Africa: Agrifood systems emissions: Emissions from Fires: Savanna, Burned Area

96,461ha · 2025+18.4% since 2015

FAOSTAT domain GI. Agrifood systems emissions: Emissions from Fires: Savanna, Burned Area (ha). Annual figures for South Africa from 2000 to 2025.

20002025

Every year

YearValue (ha)Note
202596,461.203E
2024227,795.481E
2023111,576.208E
202278,712.092E
2021114,316.136E
202087,116.554E
2019137,532.053E
201881,214.14E
201794,642.622E
2016106,580.631E
201581,438.939E
2014172,231.538E
2013172,995.754E
2012165,882.24E
2011108,644.869E
2010146,971.096E
2009143,521.343E
2008141,723.897E
2007141,410.66E
200692,342.006E
2005122,179.154E
200478,621.404E
2003100,495.427E
2002115,646.566E
2001131,835.591E
20001,226,333.797E

Source

Published by FAO, produced by Food and Agriculture Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-08.

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FAO (2026). Agrifood systems emissions: Emissions from Fires: Savanna, Burned Area. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/fao-gi-6760-7246-ha (accessed 2026-11-15). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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