Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area) in Pakistan
Pakistan: Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area) was 0.0111 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Pakistan, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 0.0111 ha per square kilometre for closed and open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.8% on the previous year and up 870.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, closed and open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre in Pakistan peaked at 0.0111 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 ha per square kilometre, in 2007.
Pakistan ranks 15th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area) in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0041 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0041 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0041 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0041 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0041 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0041 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.004 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0025 ha per square kilometre | -39.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0047 ha per square kilometre | +93.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0074 ha per square kilometre | +55.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0038 ha per square kilometre | -48.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | -80.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0033 ha per square kilometre | +333.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0017 ha per square kilometre | -48.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0013 ha per square kilometre | -19.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0023 ha per square kilometre | +68.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0013 ha per square kilometre | -43.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | -87.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0033 ha per square kilometre | +1865.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0026 ha per square kilometre | -22.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0018 ha per square kilometre | -31.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0024 ha per square kilometre | +39.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0038 ha per square kilometre | +56.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | -70.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0041 ha per square kilometre | +263.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | -81.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0027 ha per square kilometre | +263.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0029 ha per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0021 ha per square kilometre | -30.2% |
| 2019 | 0.004 ha per square kilometre | +94.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0036 ha per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0053 ha per square kilometre | +45.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0094 ha per square kilometre | +76.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0111 ha per square kilometre | +17.8% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 0.0111 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 ha per square kilometre, 244.9× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area) in Pakistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +1865.3% | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | 0.0033 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0043 ha per square kilometre | 0.0025 ha per square kilometre | 0.0074 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.002 ha per square kilometre | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | 0.0038 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0026 ha per square kilometre | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | 0.0041 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0074 ha per square kilometre | 0.0036 ha per square kilometre | 0.0111 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 12 Lesotho 0.0254 ha per square kilometre compare
- 13 Mexico 0.0235 ha per square kilometre compare
- 14 Nicaragua 0.0197 ha per square kilometre compare
- 16 Mozambique 0.0097 ha per square kilometre compare
- 17 Zambia 0.0085 ha per square kilometre compare
- 18 Ethiopia 0.0068 ha per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Pakistan
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 6.32 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 170,790 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 34,017 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 136,773 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 128.37 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4,885 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 48,684 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 37,808 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 10,876 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 142.67 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is closed and open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre in Pakistan?
- Closed and open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre in Pakistan was 0.0111 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest closed and open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0111 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest closed and open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 ha per square kilometre in 2007.
- How does Pakistan rank for closed and open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Pakistan ranks 15th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is closed and open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 870.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.