Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Fiji
Fiji: Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0002 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Fiji, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Fiji recorded 0.0002 ha per person for forest fires — burned area, per capita in 2024.
The figure is down 75.1% on the previous year and down 91.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area, per capita in Fiji peaked at 0.0041 ha per person in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0 ha per person, in 2001.
That places Fiji 61st out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Fiji, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0007 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0007 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0007 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0007 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0007 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0007 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0006 ha per person | -15.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0014 ha per person | +128.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0017 ha per person | +22.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0004 ha per person | -75.8% |
| 2000 | 0 ha per person | -98.4% |
| 2001 | 0 ha per person | -100.0% |
| 2002 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 2003 | 0.0028 ha per person | — |
| 2004 | 0 ha per person | -100.0% |
| 2005 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 2006 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 2007 | 0.0001 ha per person | — |
| 2008 | 0.0002 ha per person | +148.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0041 ha per person | +1622.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0006 ha per person | -84.4% |
| 2011 | 0 ha per person | -100.0% |
| 2012 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 2013 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 2014 | 0.0021 ha per person | — |
| 2015 | 0.0024 ha per person | +13.1% |
| 2016 | 0 ha per person | -99.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 ha per person | +600.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0007 ha per person | +343.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0003 ha per person | -61.2% |
| 2020 | 0 ha per person | -100.0% |
| 2021 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 2022 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 2023 | 0.0007 ha per person | — |
| 2024 | 0.0002 ha per person | -75.1% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 0.0002 ha per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0001 ha per person, 1.9× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 0.0002 ha per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 ha per person, 12.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Fiji 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +1622.7% | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0041 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0008 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0017 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0007 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0.0041 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0006 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0.0024 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0002 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0.0007 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
- 58 United States Virgin Islands 0.0002 ha per person compare
- 59 Georgia 0.0002 ha per person compare
- 60 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0002 ha per person compare
- 62 New Caledonia 0.0001 ha per person compare
- 63 Philippines 0.0001 ha per person compare
- 64 Romania 0.0001 ha per person compare
More climate change data for Fiji
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 7.54 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,411 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 381.65 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,029 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.44 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 36.76 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 66.6 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 43.78 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 22.82 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.1652 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burned area, per capita in Fiji?
- Forest fires — burned area, per capita in Fiji was 0.0002 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0041 ha per person in 2009.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha per person in 2001.
- How does Fiji rank for forest fires — burned area, per capita?
- Fiji ranks 61st out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is down 91.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Fiji 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.