Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Greece
Greece: Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0001 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Greece, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest fires — burned area, per capita in Greece is 0.0001 ha per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 97.4% on the previous year and up 131.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area, per capita in Greece peaked at 0.003 ha per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 ha per person, in 2003.
That places Greece 74th 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 Greece, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0005 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0005 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0005 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0005 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0005 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0005 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0003 ha per person | -39.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0003 ha per person | +17.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0021 ha per person | +528.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0002 ha per person | -91.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0005 ha per person | +172.5% |
| 2001 | 0 ha per person | -99.6% |
| 2002 | 0 ha per person | +895.6% |
| 2003 | 0 ha per person | -100.0% |
| 2004 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 2005 | 0 ha per person | -83.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0003 ha per person | +7477.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0023 ha per person | +684.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0004 ha per person | -82.9% |
| 2009 | 0 ha per person | -96.1% |
| 2010 | 0 ha per person | -37.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0003 ha per person | +2986.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 ha per person | -41.9% |
| 2013 | 0 ha per person | -90.9% |
| 2014 | 0 ha per person | +76.1% |
| 2015 | 0 ha per person | -35.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0002 ha per person | +1272.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 ha per person | -38.9% |
| 2018 | 0 ha per person | -73.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0002 ha per person | +315.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 ha per person | -25.2% |
| 2021 | 0.003 ha per person | +2340.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0003 ha per person | -91.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0024 ha per person | +850.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0001 ha per person | -97.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Greece 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +7477.6% | 0 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person |
| 2011 | +2986.7% | 0 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person |
| 2021 | +2340.9% | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.003 ha per person |
| 2016 | +1272.5% | 0 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person |
| 2002 | +895.6% | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person |
| 2023 | +850.8% | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0024 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0021 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0004 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0.0023 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0012 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.003 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More climate change data for Greece
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 219.81 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 6,235 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,821 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,415 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6.87 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 157.66 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,914 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,538 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 375.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 5.8 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burned area, per capita in Greece?
- Forest fires — burned area, per capita in Greece was 0.0001 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 0.003 ha per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha per person in 2003.
- How does Greece rank for forest fires — burned area, per capita?
- Greece ranks 74th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 131.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greece 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.