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South Africa: Agrifood systems emissions: Emissions from Fires: Closed and open shrubland, Burned Area

124,888ha · 2025-35.8% since 2015

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

20002025

Every year

YearValue (ha)Note
2025124,888.455E
2024195,366.952E
20231,084,829.371E
2022783,807.065E
2021996,690.362E
2020146,885.573E
201997,317.59E
2018337,414.697E
2017352,280.069E
2016235,484.261E
2015194,454.343E
2014116,363.739E
2013170,431.213E
2012673,125.613E
2011393,100.027E
2010412,276.013E
2009380,247.451E
2008179,632.594E
2007238,996.683E
2006115,748.199E
2005234,871.948E
2004126,060.911E
2003358,387.978E
2002688,262.133E
2001296,380.846E
2000440,821.324E

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: Closed and open shrubland, Burned Area. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/fao-gi-6793-7246-ha (accessed 2026-11-15). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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