Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Indonesia
Indonesia: Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0001 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Indonesia, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, forest fires — burned area, per capita in Indonesia stood at 0.0001 ha per person.
The figure is down 85.8% on the previous year and down 94.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area, per capita in Indonesia peaked at 0.0192 ha per person in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0 ha per person, in 2022.
That places Indonesia 71st 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 Indonesia, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0023 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0023 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0022 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0022 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0022 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0021 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0011 ha per person | -49.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0192 ha per person | +1696.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0122 ha per person | -36.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0015 ha per person | -87.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0004 ha per person | -70.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 ha per person | -64.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0025 ha per person | +1516.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0005 ha per person | -79.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0023 ha per person | +324.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0009 ha per person | -61.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0028 ha per person | +223.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0003 ha per person | -90.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 ha per person | -36.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0016 ha per person | +863.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 ha per person | -95.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0005 ha per person | +586.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0008 ha per person | +51.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0004 ha per person | -47.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0018 ha per person | +313.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0027 ha per person | +50.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0002 ha per person | -92.7% |
| 2017 | 0 ha per person | -77.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0003 ha per person | +666.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0018 ha per person | +407.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 ha per person | -94.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 ha per person | -39.6% |
| 2022 | 0 ha per person | -45.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0007 ha per person | +2148.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0001 ha per person | -85.8% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 0.0001 ha per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0001 ha per person, 1.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 0.0001 ha per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 ha per person, 6.3× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Indonesia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +2148.9% | 0 ha per person | 0.0007 ha per person |
| 1997 | +1696.1% | 0.0011 ha per person | 0.0192 ha per person |
| 2002 | +1516.2% | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0025 ha per person |
| 2009 | +863.7% | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0016 ha per person |
| 2018 | +666.2% | 0 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person |
| 2011 | +586.5% | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0047 ha per person | 0.0011 ha per person | 0.0192 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0012 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0028 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0009 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0.0027 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0002 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0.0007 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
More climate change data for Indonesia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 3.73 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 60,521 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 23,775 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 36,746 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 89.72 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,312 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 101,360 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 26,015 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 75,346 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 98.17 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burned area, per capita in Indonesia?
- Forest fires — burned area, per capita in Indonesia was 0.0001 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0192 ha per person in 1997.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha per person in 2022.
- How does Indonesia rank for forest fires — burned area, per capita?
- Indonesia ranks 71st out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 94.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Indonesia 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.