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

134,170ha · 2025+28.1% since 2015

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

20002025

Every year

YearValue (ha)Note
2025134,170.063E
2024301,818.529E
2023131,814.26E
202297,710.67E
2021137,450.49E
2020116,014.737E
2019169,116.019E
2018150,915.081E
2017128,854.733E
2016139,010.544E
2015104,720.102E
2014214,817.54E
2013211,743.858E
2012201,641.364E
2011130,659.856E
2010175,212.521E
2009191,509.815E
2008195,929.623E
2007202,544.562E
2006123,045.131E
2005179,472.717E
2004102,524.485E
2003154,051.417E
2002169,576.066E
2001161,652.547E
20001,677,022.641E

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 and woody savanna, Burned Area. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/fao-gi-6790-7246-ha (accessed 2026-11-15). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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