Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Spain
Spain: Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita was 0 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Spain, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, forest fires — burned area, per capita in Spain stood at 0 ha per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 97.2% on the previous year and down 64.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area, per capita in Spain peaked at 0.0008 ha per person in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0 ha per person, in 2018.
That places Spain 87th 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 Spain, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0002 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0002 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0002 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0002 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0002 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0002 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0003 ha per person | +24.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0008 ha per person | +168.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0005 ha per person | -32.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0003 ha per person | -53.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0005 ha per person | +82.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 ha per person | -88.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 ha per person | +44.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0004 ha per person | +361.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 ha per person | -60.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0003 ha per person | +123.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0006 ha per person | +73.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 ha per person | -80.8% |
| 2008 | 0 ha per person | -88.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 ha per person | +840.7% |
| 2010 | 0 ha per person | -85.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 ha per person | +320.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 ha per person | +188.8% |
| 2013 | 0 ha per person | -77.1% |
| 2014 | 0 ha per person | -22.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 ha per person | +161.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 ha per person | -9.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 ha per person | +176.3% |
| 2018 | 0 ha per person | -97.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 ha per person | +669.0% |
| 2020 | 0 ha per person | -64.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0002 ha per person | +721.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0007 ha per person | +313.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0005 ha per person | -30.1% |
| 2024 | 0 ha per person | -97.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Spain 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 | +840.7% | 0 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0008 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0002 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0003 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0.0007 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More climate change data for Spain
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 944.68 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 31,851 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 7,475 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 24,376 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 28.21 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 870.55 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 8,160 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 6,530 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,630 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 24.64 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burned area, per capita in Spain?
- Forest fires — burned area, per capita in Spain was 0 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0008 ha per person in 1997.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha per person in 2018.
- How does Spain rank for forest fires — burned area, per capita?
- Spain ranks 87th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Spain 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.