Forest fires — Burned Area in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Forest fires — Burned Area was 0 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0 ha
Change on year
down 100.0%
World rank
112th
of 219 countries
All-time high
388.23 ha
in 2007
All-time low
0 ha
in 2002
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Forest fires — Burned Area in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland recorded 0 ha for forest fires — burned area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over five years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 388.23 ha in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0 ha, in 2002.
That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 112th out of 219 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Forest fires — Burned Area in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 113.13 ha | — |
| 1991 | 113.13 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 113.13 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 113.13 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 113.13 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 113.13 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 258.5 ha | +128.5% |
| 1997 | 181.26 ha | -29.9% |
| 1998 | 199.33 ha | +10.0% |
| 1999 | 199.33 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 199.33 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 345.06 ha | +73.1% |
| 2002 | 0 ha | -100.0% |
| 2003 | 258.8 ha | — |
| 2004 | 0 ha | -100.0% |
| 2005 | 0 ha | — |
| 2006 | 107.74 ha | — |
| 2007 | 388.23 ha | +260.4% |
| 2008 | 0 ha | -100.0% |
| 2009 | 21.57 ha | — |
| 2010 | 64.7 ha | +199.9% |
| 2011 | 86.26 ha | +33.3% |
| 2012 | 129.36 ha | +50.0% |
| 2013 | 0 ha | -100.0% |
| 2014 | 0 ha | — |
| 2015 | 0 ha | — |
| 2016 | 0 ha | — |
| 2017 | 43.12 ha | — |
| 2018 | 194.04 ha | +350.0% |
| 2019 | 366.8 ha | +89.0% |
| 2020 | 86.23 ha | -76.5% |
| 2021 | 0 ha | -100.0% |
| 2022 | 0 ha | — |
| 2023 | 151.01 ha | — |
| 2024 | 0 ha | -100.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 151.72 ha | 113.13 ha | 258.5 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 132.07 ha | 0 ha | 388.23 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.43 ha | 0 ha | 366.8 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.45 ha | 0 ha | 151.01 ha | 5 |
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- 112 Greenland 0 ha
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- 112 Guadeloupe 0 ha
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- 112 Libya 0 ha
- 112 Liechtenstein 0 ha
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- 112 Luxembourg 0 ha
- 112 Maldives 0 ha
- 112 Malta 0 ha
- 112 Marshall Islands 0 ha
- 112 Martinique 0 ha
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- 112 Naoero 0 ha
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- 112 Netherlands Antilles (former) 0 ha
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- 112 Niue 0 ha
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- 112 Northern Mariana Islands 0 ha
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- 112 Oman 0 ha
- 112 Palau 0 ha
- 112 Palestine, State of 0 ha
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- 112 Tokelau 0 ha
- 112 Tonga 0 ha
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- 112 Western Sahara 0 ha
- 112 Yemen 0 ha
More climate change data for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.01 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 37,706 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 8,697 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 29,008 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 32.82 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,036 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 7,083 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 7,027 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 55.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 26.52 kt (2050)
All data for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland →
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burned area in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Forest fires — burned area in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 0 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 388.23 ha in 2007.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha in 2002.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for forest fires — burned area?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 112th out of 219 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest fires — Burned Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.