Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Portugal
Portugal: Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0029 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Portugal, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest fires — burned area, per capita in Portugal is 0.0029 ha per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 436.1% on the previous year and up 4,602.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area, per capita in Portugal peaked at 0.009 ha per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0 ha per person, in 2008.
That places Portugal 30th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Portugal, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0016 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0016 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0016 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0016 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0015 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0015 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0018 ha per person | +14.3% |
| 1997 | 0.001 ha per person | -43.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0015 ha per person | +50.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0011 ha per person | -24.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0008 ha per person | -28.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0003 ha per person | -65.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0006 ha per person | +106.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0065 ha per person | +1025.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0003 ha per person | -95.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0059 ha per person | +1907.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0008 ha per person | -86.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 ha per person | -90.0% |
| 2008 | 0 ha per person | -72.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 ha per person | +572.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0013 ha per person | +745.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 ha per person | -86.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0008 ha per person | +326.7% |
| 2013 | 0.001 ha per person | +37.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 ha per person | -94.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0006 ha per person | +820.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0024 ha per person | +329.2% |
| 2017 | 0.009 ha per person | +268.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0004 ha per person | -95.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0002 ha per person | -58.9% |
| 2020 | 0.002 ha per person | +961.2% |
| 2021 | 0 ha per person | -98.0% |
| 2022 | 0.001 ha per person | +2326.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0005 ha per person | -43.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0029 ha per person | +436.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Portugal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +2326.1% | 0 ha per person | 0.001 ha per person |
| 2005 | +1907.7% | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0059 ha per person |
| 2003 | +1025.2% | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0065 ha per person |
| 2020 | +961.2% | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.002 ha per person |
| 2015 | +820.5% | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0015 ha per person | 0.001 ha per person | 0.0018 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0015 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0.0065 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0016 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.009 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0013 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0.0029 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More climate change data for Portugal
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 93.31 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,543 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,218 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,325 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4.6 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 154.46 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 950.54 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 585.76 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 364.79 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2.21 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burned area, per capita in Portugal?
- Forest fires — burned area, per capita in Portugal was 0.0029 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.009 ha per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha per person in 2008.
- How does Portugal rank for forest fires — burned area, per capita?
- Portugal ranks 30th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4,602.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Portugal 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.