Table 2 Mean (± standard deviation) annual burned area (BA) from 2001 to 2019 by region of Ethiopia and trends assessed with the Theil-Sen slope estimator
From: Humans and climate modulate fire activity across Ethiopia
Region | Mean annual BA (kha) | Theil-Sen slope |
|---|---|---|
Benishangul-Gumuz | 3002 ± 300 | −29.3†|
Gambella | 1594 ± 116 | −2.6 |
Oromia | 1220 ± 242 | −39.2** |
Amhara | 1155 ± 253 | −45.8** |
SNNPR | 1077 ± 278 | +8.1 |
Tigray | 240 ± 125 | −18.7** |
Afar | 8 ± 5 | −0.2 |
Somali | 7 ± 8 | +0.3 |
Total | 8303 ± 893 | −122.6* |