Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Mongolia
Mongolia: Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0001 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Mongolia, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 0.0001 ha per person for forest fires — burned area, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2,171.8% on the previous year and down 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area, per capita in Mongolia peaked at 0.0777 ha per person in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0 ha per person, in 2020.
Mongolia ranks 65th of 186 countries on this measure, 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 Mongolia, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0077 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0075 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0075 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0075 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0074 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0073 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.014 ha per person | +91.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0777 ha per person | +456.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0402 ha per person | -48.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0123 ha per person | -69.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0286 ha per person | +133.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 ha per person | -99.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0059 ha per person | +3068.5% |
| 2003 | 0.001 ha per person | -82.7% |
| 2004 | 0 ha per person | -99.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 ha per person | +988.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0004 ha per person | +286.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0029 ha per person | +712.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0005 ha per person | -81.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0071 ha per person | +1240.4% |
| 2010 | 0 ha per person | -99.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0027 ha per person | +6743.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0006 ha per person | -78.3% |
| 2013 | 0 ha per person | -96.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 ha per person | +650.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0022 ha per person | +1227.7% |
| 2016 | 0 ha per person | -97.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0018 ha per person | +3625.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0003 ha per person | -85.6% |
| 2019 | 0 ha per person | -97.5% |
| 2020 | 0 ha per person | -100.0% |
| 2021 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 2022 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 2023 | 0 ha per person | -67.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0001 ha per person | +2171.8% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 0.0001 ha per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0001 ha per person, 1.5× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 0.0001 ha per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 ha per person, 9.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Mongolia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +6743.1% | 0 ha per person | 0.0027 ha per person |
| 2017 | +3625.7% | 0 ha per person | 0.0018 ha per person |
| 2002 | +3068.5% | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0059 ha per person |
| 2024 | +2171.8% | 0 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person |
| 2009 | +1240.4% | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0071 ha per person |
| 2015 | +1227.7% | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0022 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0189 ha per person | 0.0073 ha per person | 0.0777 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0047 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0.0286 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0008 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0.0027 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 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
- 66 Montenegro 0.0001 ha per person compare
- 67 Bulgaria 0.0001 ha per person compare
- 68 Panama 0.0001 ha per person compare
More climate change data for Mongolia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 9.80 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 17,853 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,940 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 12,913 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 18.64 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 461.19 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 67.54 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 64.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.2444 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burned area, per capita in Mongolia?
- Forest fires — burned area, per capita in Mongolia was 0.0001 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0777 ha per person in 1997.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha per person in 2020.
- How does Mongolia rank for forest fires — burned area, per capita?
- Mongolia ranks 65th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mongolia 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.