Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Chile
Chile: Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0006 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Chile, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Chile recorded 0.0006 ha per person for forest fires — burned area, per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of down 95.9% on the previous year and down 72.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area, per capita in Chile peaked at 0.0139 ha per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 ha per person, in 2001.
That places Chile 44th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Chile, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.003 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.003 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0029 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0029 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0029 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0028 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0009 ha per person | -68.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0017 ha per person | +95.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0013 ha per person | -25.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0014 ha per person | +10.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0006 ha per person | -55.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0003 ha per person | -53.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0015 ha per person | +393.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0014 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0012 ha per person | -16.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0016 ha per person | +35.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0009 ha per person | -46.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0017 ha per person | +99.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0023 ha per person | +35.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0012 ha per person | -47.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0009 ha per person | -23.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0019 ha per person | +99.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0019 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0005 ha per person | -71.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0021 ha per person | +283.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0055 ha per person | +167.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0009 ha per person | -83.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0118 ha per person | +1158.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0004 ha per person | -96.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0013 ha per person | +207.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0018 ha per person | +39.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0013 ha per person | -24.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0026 ha per person | +93.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0139 ha per person | +431.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0006 ha per person | -95.9% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 0.0006 ha per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0002 ha per person, 3.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Chile 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +1158.6% | 0.0009 ha per person | 0.0118 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0023 ha per person | 0.0009 ha per person | 0.003 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0013 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0023 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0027 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0118 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.004 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0139 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More climate change data for Chile
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 306.17 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 15,030 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,258 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 10,772 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 16.07 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 384.71 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,205 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,015 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 189.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 7.61 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burned area, per capita in Chile?
- Forest fires — burned area, per capita in Chile was 0.0006 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0139 ha per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 ha per person in 2001.
- How does Chile rank for forest fires — burned area, per capita?
- Chile ranks 44th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Chile 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.