Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in China
China: Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0001 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in China, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
China recorded 0.0001 ha per person for forest fires — burned area, per capita in 2024.
The figure is down 23.0% on the previous year and down 39.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area, per capita in China peaked at 0.0002 ha per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0 ha per person, in 2022.
That places China 75th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in China, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0001 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0001 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 ha per person | +15.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 ha per person | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 ha per person | +14.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 ha per person | -8.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 ha per person | +17.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 ha per person | -39.3% |
| 2002 | 0 ha per person | -44.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 ha per person | +222.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 ha per person | -13.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 ha per person | -40.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 ha per person | -26.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 ha per person | +39.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 ha per person | +171.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 ha per person | -55.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 ha per person | +11.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 ha per person | -39.0% |
| 2012 | 0 ha per person | -27.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 ha per person | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 ha per person | +92.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 ha per person | -43.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 ha per person | +11.1% |
| 2017 | 0 ha per person | -48.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 ha per person | +104.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 ha per person | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 ha per person | -25.7% |
| 2022 | 0 ha per person | -40.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 ha per person | +145.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0001 ha per person | -23.0% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.0001 ha per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0001 ha per person, 64% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- China's 0.0001 ha per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 ha per person, 3.9× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in China 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +222.4% | 0 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
More climate change data for China
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 31.25 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 604,831 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 191,478 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 413,353 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 722.56 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 14,763 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 342,069 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 200,605 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 141,464 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 757 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burned area, per capita in China?
- Forest fires — burned area, per capita in China was 0.0001 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area, per capita recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0002 ha per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area, per capita recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha per person in 2022.
- How does China rank for forest fires — burned area, per capita?
- China ranks 75th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burned area, per capita rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China 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.