Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Australia
Australia: Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0046 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Australia, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, forest fires — burned area, per capita in Australia stood at 0.0046 ha per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.3% on the previous year and down 70.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area, per capita in Australia peaked at 0.1295 ha per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0025 ha per person, in 2021.
Australia ranks 23rd of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Australia, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0318 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0314 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.031 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0307 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0305 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0301 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0297 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.044 ha per person | +48.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0338 ha per person | -23.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0435 ha per person | +28.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0163 ha per person | -62.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0257 ha per person | +56.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0382 ha per person | +48.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0597 ha per person | +56.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0066 ha per person | -89.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0057 ha per person | -12.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0469 ha per person | +717.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0173 ha per person | -63.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0032 ha per person | -81.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0257 ha per person | +693.3% |
| 2010 | 0.004 ha per person | -84.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0093 ha per person | +131.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0142 ha per person | +52.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0213 ha per person | +50.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0154 ha per person | -27.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0096 ha per person | -38.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0122 ha per person | +27.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0076 ha per person | -37.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0127 ha per person | +66.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1295 ha per person | +920.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0704 ha per person | -45.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0025 ha per person | -96.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0026 ha per person | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.006 ha per person | +131.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0046 ha per person | -23.3% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.0046 ha per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 ha per person, 300.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Australia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +920.9% | 0.0127 ha per person | 0.1295 ha per person |
| 2006 | +717.8% | 0.0057 ha per person | 0.0469 ha per person |
| 2009 | +693.3% | 0.0032 ha per person | 0.0257 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0337 ha per person | 0.0297 ha per person | 0.044 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0245 ha per person | 0.0032 ha per person | 0.0597 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0236 ha per person | 0.004 ha per person | 0.1295 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0172 ha per person | 0.0025 ha per person | 0.0704 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More climate change data for Australia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.30 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 118,578 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 34,162 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 84,416 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 128.91 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3,015 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 12,473 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10,966 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,507 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 41.38 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burned area, per capita in Australia?
- Forest fires — burned area, per capita in Australia was 0.0046 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1295 ha per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0025 ha per person in 2021.
- How does Australia rank for forest fires — burned area, per capita?
- Australia ranks 23rd out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.