Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Bhutan
Bhutan: Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0024 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Bhutan, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest fires — burned area, per capita in Bhutan is 0.0024 ha per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 52.4% on the previous year and down 72.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area, per capita in Bhutan peaked at 0.0195 ha per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 ha per person, in 2003.
Bhutan ranks 32nd 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 Bhutan, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0056 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0055 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0058 ha per person | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 0.006 ha per person | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 0.006 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0061 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0025 ha per person | -58.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0024 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0046 ha per person | +88.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0077 ha per person | +68.1% |
| 2000 | 0.003 ha per person | -61.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0049 ha per person | +62.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0014 ha per person | -70.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 ha per person | -88.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0037 ha per person | +2115.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0022 ha per person | -40.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0038 ha per person | +68.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0187 ha per person | +395.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0025 ha per person | -86.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0025 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0114 ha per person | +355.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0058 ha per person | -48.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0195 ha per person | +234.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0027 ha per person | -86.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0089 ha per person | +233.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0093 ha per person | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0037 ha per person | -60.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0028 ha per person | -25.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0014 ha per person | -51.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0006 ha per person | -58.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0014 ha per person | +143.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0018 ha per person | +33.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0026 ha per person | +44.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0051 ha per person | +94.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0024 ha per person | -52.4% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 0.0024 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0002 ha per person, 11.5× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 0.0024 ha per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0003 ha per person, 8.5× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Bhutan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +2115.3% | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0037 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0052 ha per person | 0.0024 ha per person | 0.0077 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0043 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0187 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0066 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0195 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0027 ha per person | 0.0014 ha per person | 0.0051 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More climate change data for Bhutan
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 2.70 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 581.26 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 78.23 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 503.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.2952 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 17.97 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 129 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 40.23 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 88.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.1518 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burned area, per capita in Bhutan?
- Forest fires — burned area, per capita in Bhutan was 0.0024 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0195 ha per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 ha per person in 2003.
- How does Bhutan rank for forest fires — burned area, per capita?
- Bhutan ranks 32nd out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bhutan 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.