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

24,890ha · 2025+27.1% since 2015

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

20002025

Every year

YearValue (ha)Note
202524,890.243E
202468,511.622E
202316,162.255E
202211,574.808E
202121,780.84E
202032,387.716E
201937,721.797E
201884,695.006E
201734,641.834E
201624,209.992E
201519,589.227E
201440,360.832E
201329,114.509E
201230,151.559E
201128,477.805E
201034,570.835E
200923,328.099E
200843,720.904E
200774,236.38E
200620,039.867E
200567,684.084E
200416,913.79E
200345,541.182E
200218,566.635E
200120,040.427E
200055,906.041E

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: Forest fires, Burned Area. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/fao-gi-6992-7246-ha (accessed 2026-11-15). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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