Closed shrubland — Burned Area, per capita in World

World: Closed shrubland — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0001 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.0001 ha per person
Change on year
down 36.9%
Rank
1st
of 1 groups
All-time high
0.0006 ha per person
in 2001
All-time low
0.0001 ha per person
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Closed shrubland — Burned Area, per capita in World, 1990–2024

0000.0011990200720241990: 0 ha per person1991: 0 ha per person1992: 0 ha per person1993: 0 ha per person1994: 0 ha per person1995: 0 ha per person1996: 0 ha per person1997: 0 ha per person1998: 0.001 ha per person1999: 0.001 ha per person2000: 0.001 ha per person2001: 0.001 ha per person2002: 0 ha per person2003: 0 ha per person2004: 0 ha per person2005: 0 ha per person2006: 0 ha per person2007: 0 ha per person2008: 0 ha per person2009: 0 ha per person2010: 0 ha per person2011: 0 ha per person2012: 0 ha per person2013: 0 ha per person2014: 0 ha per person2015: 0 ha per person2016: 0 ha per person2017: 0 ha per person2018: 0 ha per person2019: 0 ha per person2020: 0 ha per person2021: 0 ha per person2022: 0 ha per person2023: 0 ha per person2024: 0 ha per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for closed shrubland — burned area, per capita in World is 0.0001 ha per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

The figure is down 36.9% on the previous year and down 70.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, closed shrubland — burned area, per capita in World peaked at 0.0006 ha per person in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 ha per person, in 2024.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.

Closed shrubland — Burned Area, per capita in World, year by year

Annual values for Closed shrubland — Burned Area, per capita in World, 1990 to 2024.
Year ha per person Change
1990 0.0004 ha per person —
1991 0.0004 ha per person -1.7%
1992 0.0004 ha per person -1.6%
1993 0.0004 ha per person -1.6%
1994 0.0004 ha per person -1.5%
1995 0.0004 ha per person -1.5%
1996 0.0004 ha per person +10.6%
1997 0.0004 ha per person -7.4%
1998 0.0005 ha per person +33.8%
1999 0.0005 ha per person -5.3%
2000 0.0005 ha per person +2.0%
2001 0.0006 ha per person +23.5%
2002 0.0004 ha per person -33.9%
2003 0.0003 ha per person -21.4%
2004 0.0005 ha per person +37.4%
2005 0.0004 ha per person -20.0%
2006 0.0003 ha per person -19.5%
2007 0.0005 ha per person +66.1%
2008 0.0003 ha per person -42.2%
2009 0.0004 ha per person +24.5%
2010 0.0002 ha per person -51.6%
2011 0.0003 ha per person +97.1%
2012 0.0005 ha per person +37.9%
2013 0.0003 ha per person -43.0%
2014 0.0003 ha per person +11.5%
2015 0.0003 ha per person -15.0%
2016 0.0002 ha per person -20.7%
2017 0.0002 ha per person -6.4%
2018 0.0002 ha per person +18.0%
2019 0.0002 ha per person -12.3%
2020 0.0002 ha per person +5.4%
2021 0.0002 ha per person -8.1%
2022 0.0001 ha per person -28.6%
2023 0.0001 ha per person +2.2%
2024 0.0001 ha per person -36.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0004 ha per person 0.0004 ha per person 0.0005 ha per person 10
2000s 0.0004 ha per person 0.0003 ha per person 0.0006 ha per person 10
2010s 0.0003 ha per person 0.0002 ha per person 0.0005 ha per person 10
2020s 0.0001 ha per person 0.0001 ha per person 0.0002 ha per person 5

Countries ranked near World

  1. 1 Australia 0.0113 ha per person compare
  2. 2 Angola 0.007 ha per person compare
  3. 3 Botswana 0.0063 ha per person compare
  4. 4 Namibia 0.0058 ha per person compare

See the full ranking of 187 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is closed shrubland — burned area, per capita in World?
Closed shrubland — burned area, per capita in World was 0.0001 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest closed shrubland — burned area, per capita recorded in World?
The highest recorded value was 0.0006 ha per person in 2001.
What is the lowest closed shrubland — burned area, per capita recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 ha per person in 2024.
How does World rank for closed shrubland — burned area, per capita?
World ranks 1st out of 1 groups with data for 2024.
Is closed shrubland — burned area, per capita rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is down 70.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this World data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Closed shrubland — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Closed shrubland — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Closed shrubland — Burned Area ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Closed shrubland — Burned Area, per capita
Unit
ha per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
187 places, 6,399 data points, 1990–2024
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Closed shrubland — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.