Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita by country
Forest fires — 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.
Countries reporting
150
Highest
0.4535 ha per person
Central African Republic
Lowest
0 ha per person
Samoa
Median
0.0001 ha per person
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
6,434
What the numbers show
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita is currently reported for 150 countries. The highest value is 0.4535 ha per person in Central African Republic; the lowest is 0 ha per person in Samoa.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.0001 ha per person, and the mean is 0.0079 ha per person.
Over the past decade 40 countries rose and 63 fell. The largest increase was in Serbia (up 11,267.0%), and the largest decrease in Belgium (down 100.0%).
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central African Republic | 0.4535 ha per person | 2024 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 2 | Zambia | 0.1376 ha per person | 2024 | down 40.2% | falling |
| 3 | Belize | 0.1336 ha per person | 2024 | up 1,287.5% | volatile |
| 4 | Mozambique | 0.0654 ha per person | 2024 | down 59.4% | falling |
| 5 | Angola | 0.0487 ha per person | 2024 | down 50.4% | falling |
| 6 | Guyana | 0.0284 ha per person | 2024 | up 1,253.9% | volatile |
| 7 | Cambodia | 0.0267 ha per person | 2024 | down 52.1% | falling |
| 8 | Congo | 0.0261 ha per person | 2024 | up 473.7% | falling |
| 9 | Paraguay | 0.0257 ha per person | 2024 | up 419.4% | volatile |
| 10 | Brazil | 0.0249 ha per person | 2024 | up 349.7% | volatile |
| 11 | South Sudan | 0.0242 ha per person | 2024 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 12 | Myanmar | 0.0237 ha per person | 2024 | down 44.0% | flat |
| 13 | Suriname | 0.019 ha per person | 2024 | up 3,091.4% | volatile |
| 14 | Canada | 0.0174 ha per person | 2024 | up 318.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Nepal | 0.0122 ha per person | 2024 | up 86.7% | volatile |
| 16 | Honduras | 0.0106 ha per person | 2024 | up 20.2% | volatile |
| 17 | Bahamas | 0.0106 ha per person | 2024 | up 69.9% | volatile |
| 18 | Gabon | 0.0098 ha per person | 2024 | up 350.6% | volatile |
| 19 | Nicaragua | 0.009 ha per person | 2023 | up 213.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.0084 ha per person | 2024 | down 79.5% | volatile |
| 21 | Guatemala | 0.0063 ha per person | 2024 | up 3,074.8% | volatile |
| 22 | Thailand | 0.0051 ha per person | 2024 | down 40.4% | rising |
| 23 | Australia | 0.0046 ha per person | 2024 | down 70.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Mexico | 0.0043 ha per person | 2024 | up 1,285.1% | volatile |
| 25 | Chad | 0.0041 ha per person | 2024 | down 68.6% | volatile |
| 26 | Liberia | 0.0038 ha per person | 2024 | down 73.6% | volatile |
| 27 | Madagascar | 0.0036 ha per person | 2024 | up 31.3% | falling |
| 28 | Peru | 0.0033 ha per person | 2024 | up 477.6% | volatile |
| 29 | Cameroon | 0.0032 ha per person | 2024 | down 0.2% | volatile |
| 30 | Portugal | 0.0029 ha per person | 2024 | up 4,602.7% | volatile |
| 31 | Eswatini | 0.0029 ha per person | 2024 | down 37.9% | volatile |
| 32 | Bhutan | 0.0024 ha per person | 2024 | down 72.5% | volatile |
| 33 | Malawi | 0.002 ha per person | 2024 | down 65.9% | falling |
| 34 | Costa Rica | 0.0013 ha per person | 2024 | up 51.4% | volatile |
| 35 | Sierra Leone | 0.0011 ha per person | 2024 | down 28.0% | volatile |
| 36 | South Africa | 0.0011 ha per person | 2024 | up 47.4% | volatile |
| 37 | Ethiopia | 0.0011 ha per person | 2024 | down 41.5% | falling |
| 38 | Zimbabwe | 0.001 ha per person | 2024 | down 52.7% | volatile |
| 39 | Guinea | 0.0009 ha per person | 2024 | down 70.2% | volatile |
| 40 | North Macedonia | 0.0009 ha per person | 2024 | up 996.1% | volatile |
| 41 | Papua New Guinea | 0.0008 ha per person | 2024 | down 27.3% | volatile |
| 42 | Cuba | 0.0008 ha per person | 2024 | up 173.9% | volatile |
| 43 | Ukraine | 0.0008 ha per person | 2024 | down 6.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Chile | 0.0006 ha per person | 2024 | down 72.3% | volatile |
| 45 | Colombia | 0.0005 ha per person | 2024 | down 59.3% | volatile |
| 46 | Argentina | 0.0005 ha per person | 2024 | down 5.7% | volatile |
| 47 | Ecuador | 0.0004 ha per person | 2024 | up 522.8% | volatile |
| 48 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.0004 ha per person | 2024 | up 1,120.5% | volatile |
| 49 | India | 0.0004 ha per person | 2024 | down 41.3% | volatile |
| 50 | Malaysia | 0.0004 ha per person | 2024 | down 61.3% | volatile |
| 51 | Serbia | 0.0003 ha per person | 2024 | up 11,267.0% | volatile |
| 52 | Togo | 0.0003 ha per person | 2024 | up 395.1% | volatile |
| 53 | Ghana | 0.0003 ha per person | 2024 | up 406.6% | volatile |
| 54 | Nigeria | 0.0003 ha per person | 2024 | up 22.5% | volatile |
| 55 | Senegal | 0.0003 ha per person | 2024 | down 78.1% | volatile |
| 56 | Comoros | 0.0002 ha per person | 2024 | up 173.7% | volatile |
| 57 | Bangladesh | 0.0002 ha per person | 2024 | down 22.0% | volatile |
| 58 | United States Virgin Islands | 0.0002 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 59 | Georgia | 0.0002 ha per person | 2024 | up 100.9% | volatile |
| 60 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.0002 ha per person | 2024 | up 1,079.8% | volatile |
| 61 | Fiji | 0.0002 ha per person | 2024 | down 91.3% | volatile |
| 62 | New Caledonia | 0.0001 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 63 | Philippines | 0.0001 ha per person | 2024 | up 67.7% | volatile |
| 64 | Romania | 0.0001 ha per person | 2024 | up 625.5% | volatile |
| 65 | Mongolia | 0.0001 ha per person | 2024 | down 15.9% | volatile |
| 66 | Montenegro | 0.0001 ha per person | 2024 | up 33.4% | volatile |
| 67 | Bulgaria | 0.0001 ha per person | 2024 | up 289.2% | volatile |
| 68 | Panama | 0.0001 ha per person | 2024 | up 132.7% | volatile |
| 69 | New Zealand | 0.0001 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.0001 ha per person | 2024 | down 8.8% | volatile |
| 71 | Indonesia | 0.0001 ha per person | 2024 | down 94.6% | volatile |
| 72 | Botswana | 0.0001 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 73 | Austria | 0.0001 ha per person | 2024 | up 132.8% | volatile |
| 74 | Greece | 0.0001 ha per person | 2024 | up 131.8% | volatile |
| 75 | China | 0.0001 ha per person | 2024 | down 39.4% | falling |
| 76 | Uganda | 0.0001 ha per person | 2024 | down 80.6% | volatile |
| 77 | Dominican Republic | 0 ha per person | 2024 | down 77.9% | volatile |
| 78 | El Salvador | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Croatia | 0 ha per person | 2024 | down 15.5% | volatile |
| 80 | Albania | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 81 | Belarus | 0 ha per person | 2024 | down 96.6% | volatile |
| 82 | Benin | 0 ha per person | 2024 | down 70.3% | volatile |
| 83 | Sudan | 0 ha per person | 2024 | up 201.4% | volatile |
| 84 | Hungary | 0 ha per person | 2024 | down 83.5% | volatile |
| 85 | Japan | 0 ha per person | 2024 | down 68.5% | volatile |
| 86 | Tunisia | 0 ha per person | 2024 | down 83.7% | volatile |
| 87 | Spain | 0 ha per person | 2024 | down 64.3% | volatile |
| 88 | Uruguay | 0 ha per person | 2024 | down 60.4% | volatile |
| 89 | Pakistan | 0 ha per person | 2024 | up 3,338.9% | volatile |
| 90 | Slovenia | 0 ha per person | 2024 | down 67.7% | volatile |
| 91 | Czechia | 0 ha per person | 2024 | down 90.3% | volatile |
| 92 | Italy | 0 ha per person | 2024 | down 73.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Burundi | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 94 | Azerbaijan | 0 ha per person | 2024 | down 81.3% | volatile |
| 95 | Slovakia | 0 ha per person | 2024 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 96 | Kenya | 0 ha per person | 2024 | up 185.6% | volatile |
| 97 | Switzerland | 0 ha per person | 2024 | down 94.7% | volatile |
| 98 | Algeria | 0 ha per person | 2024 | down 98.7% | volatile |
| 99 | Mali | 0 ha per person | 2024 | down 85.3% | volatile |
| 100 | Morocco | 0 ha per person | 2024 | down 91.8% | volatile |
| 101 | France | 0 ha per person | 2024 | down 99.5% | volatile |
| 102 | Afghanistan | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 102 | Armenia | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 102 | Belgium | 0 ha per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Burkina Faso | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 102 | Cayman Islands | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 102 | Cyprus | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 102 | Germany | 0 ha per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Djibouti | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 102 | Denmark | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 102 | Egypt | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 102 | Eritrea | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 102 | Estonia | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 102 | Finland | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 102 | Gibraltar | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 102 | Gambia | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 102 | Grenada | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 102 | Haiti | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 102 | Isle of Man | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 102 | Ireland | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 102 | Iraq | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 102 | Israel | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 102 | Jamaica | 0 ha per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Kazakhstan | 0 ha per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 102 | Lebanon | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 102 | Sri Lanka | 0 ha per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Lesotho | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 102 | Lithuania | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 102 | Latvia | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 102 | Mauritania | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 102 | Mauritius | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 102 | Namibia | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 102 | Niger | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 102 | Norway | 0 ha per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Poland | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 102 | Puerto Rico | 0 ha per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 102 | French Polynesia | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 102 | Rwanda | 0 ha per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Singapore | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 102 | Solomon Islands | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 102 | Somalia | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 102 | Sweden | 0 ha per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 102 | Tajikistan | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 102 | Turkmenistan | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 102 | Uzbekistan | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 102 | British Virgin Islands | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 102 | Vanuatu | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 102 | Samoa | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 0.0041 ha per person
How this figure is calculated
Forest fires — 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.
Forest fires — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forest fires — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Forest fires — 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.